Amazonian Marsh Rat vs

Holochilus sciureus compared with Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides

Key Differences

• Amazonian Marsh Rat is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoário)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Stemonitidales
Family	Cricetidae	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Symphytocarpus
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides e um mixomiceto que produz esporangios escuros e agrupados em madeira em decomposicao e detritos vegetais em ambientes florestais. Pertence a um grupo de organismos que alternam entre um plasmodio movel e nutricional e um estagio reprodutivo esporangial. Como outros mixomicetos, contribui para a ecologia microbiana alimentando-se de bacterias e detritos em habitats florestais.