Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Red Truffle

Holochilus sciureus compared with Tuber rufum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Tuber
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Red Truffle
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.

Red Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.