Amazonian Marsh Rat vs yellow broomrape

Holochilus sciureus compared with Orobanche lutea

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while yellow broomrape is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	yellow broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Orobanche
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Orobanche lutea

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

yellow broomrape

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	yellow broomrape
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.

yellow broomrape

Habitat

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

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.