Amazonian Marsh Rat vs vine-sorrel

Holochilus sciureus compared with Cissus trifoliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	vine-sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Cricetidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Cissus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Cissus trifoliata

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

vine-sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	vine-sorrel
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.

vine-sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.