Amazonian Marsh Rat vs citron vert

Holochilus sciureus compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while citron vert is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	citron vert
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Citrus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

citron vert

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	citron vert
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.

citron vert

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia