Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Pencil Cedar

Holochilus sciureus compared with Polyscias murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Apiales (อันดับผักชี)
Family	Cricetidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Holochilus	Polyscias
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Pencil Cedar
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.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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

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.