Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Vilevine

Holochilus sciureus compared with Philodendron hederaceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Vilevine
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	Philodendron
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Philodendron hederaceum

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Vilevine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Vilevine
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.

Vilevine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.