Amazonian Marsh Rat vs speckled rustwort

Holochilus sciureus compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	speckled rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Marsupella
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	speckled rustwort
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.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.