Amazonian Marsh Rat vs uirapuru-cigarra

Holochilus sciureus compared with Machaeropterus pyrocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	uirapuru-cigarra
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Pipridae
Genus	Holochilus	Machaeropterus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Machaeropterus pyrocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazonian Marsh Rat and uirapuru-cigarra share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

uirapuru-cigarra

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	uirapuru-cigarra
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.

uirapuru-cigarra

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela.

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.