Amazonian Marsh Rat vs carapau

Holochilus sciureus compared with Ammannia coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	carapau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Holochilus	Ammannia
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

carapau

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	carapau
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.

carapau

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, 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.