Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Senegal prickly-ash

Holochilus sciureus compared with Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Senegal prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Senegal prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Senegal prickly-ash
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.

Senegal prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.