Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Musaraña Gris

Holochilus sciureus compared with Crocidura russula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Musaraña Gris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Holochilus	Crocidura
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Crocidura russula

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazonian Marsh Rat and Musaraña Gris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Musaraña Gris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Musaraña Gris
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.

Musaraña Gris

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.