Amazonian Marsh Rat vs yellow monkey-flower

Holochilus sciureus compared with Erythranthe lutea

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while yellow monkey-flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

yellow monkey-flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	yellow monkey-flower
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 monkey-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, India, Norway, and Sweden.

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.