Amazonian Marsh Rat vs cortinaria elevada

Holochilus sciureus compared with Cortinarius elatior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	cortinaria elevada
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Cortinarius
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Cortinarius elatior

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

cortinaria elevada

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	cortinaria elevada
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.

cortinaria elevada

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.