Amazonian Marsh Rat vs sanicle

Holochilus sciureus compared with Sanicula europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	sanicle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Sanicula
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Sanicula europaea

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

sanicle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	sanicle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazonian Marsh Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

sanicle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Amazonian Marsh Rat

The Amazonian Marsh Rat (Holochilus sciureus) is a species in the genus Holochilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.