Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Lagos-rubber

Holochilus sciureus compared with Funtumia africana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazonian Marsh Rat Lagos-rubber
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order Rodentia (ネズミ目) Gentianales (リンドウ目)
Family Cricetidae Apocynaceae
Genus Holochilus Funtumia
Species Holochilus sciureus Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazonian Marsh Rat Lagos-rubber
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.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.

Lagos-rubber

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia