Amazonian Marsh Rat vs olho-de-boi

Holochilus sciureus compared with Mucuna urens

Key Differences

Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while olho-de-boi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	olho-de-boi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Mucuna
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Mucuna urens

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

olho-de-boi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	olho-de-boi
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.

olho-de-boi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.