Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Small Stagshorn

Holochilus sciureus compared with Calocera cornea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Small Stagshorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Calocera
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Calocera cornea

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Small Stagshorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Small Stagshorn
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.

Small Stagshorn

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.