Amazonian Marsh Rat vs stalked bugleweed

Holochilus sciureus compared with Lycopus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	stalked bugleweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Lycopus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Lycopus rubellus

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

stalked bugleweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	stalked bugleweed
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.

stalked bugleweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.