Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Star-mustard

Holochilus sciureus compared with Coincya monensis

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Star-mustard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Star-mustard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Coincya
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Coincya monensis

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Star-mustard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Star-mustard
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.

Star-mustard

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (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.