Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Shiny-leaved Stinging Tree

Holochilus sciureus compared with Dendrocnide photiniphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Shiny-leaved Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Dendrocnide
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Dendrocnide photiniphylla

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Shiny-leaved Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Shiny-leaved Stinging Tree
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.

Shiny-leaved Stinging Tree

Habitat

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

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.