Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Golden palm civit

Holochilus sciureus compared with Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Golden palm civit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Cricetidae	Viverridae
Genus	Holochilus	Paradoxurus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazonian Marsh Rat and Golden palm civit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Golden palm civit
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.

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.