Amazonian Marsh Rat vs sugar-plum

Holochilus sciureus compared with Uapaca guineensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Uapaca
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	sugar-plum
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.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.