Amazonian Marsh Rat vs telinga-potato

Holochilus sciureus compared with Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	telinga-potato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Araceae
Genus	Holochilus	Amorphophallus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

telinga-potato

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	telinga-potato
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.

telinga-potato

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Seychelles, Taiwan, and Tonga.

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.