Amazonian Marsh Rat vs smooth fanpetals

Holochilus sciureus compared with Sida glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	smooth fanpetals
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Sida
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Sida glabra

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

smooth fanpetals

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	smooth fanpetals
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.

smooth fanpetals

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.