Amazonian Marsh Rat vs mango-pine

Holochilus sciureus compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Ericales (Heidekrautartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Barringtonia
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	mango-pine
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.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.

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.