Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Holochilus sciureus compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Dicksonia
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.