Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Yellow Prickle

Holochilus sciureus compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Yellow Prickle
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 Prickle

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.