Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Scarlet Oak

Holochilus sciureus compared with Quercus coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Scarlet Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cricetidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Holochilus	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Quercus coccinea

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Scarlet Oak
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.

Scarlet Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

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.