Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Elegant Water Shrew

Holochilus sciureus compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Holochilus	Nectogale
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazonian Marsh Rat and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Elegant Water Shrew
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.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.