Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Staggerweed

Holochilus sciureus compared with Dicentra eximia

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Staggerweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Staggerweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Holochilus	Dicentra
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Dicentra eximia

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Staggerweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Staggerweed
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.

Staggerweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden, United Kingdom, 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.