Amazonian Marsh Rat vs mango-pine

Holochilus sciureus compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazonian Marsh Rat mango-pine
Kingdom Animalia (动物界) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索动物门) Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class Mammalia (哺乳動物) Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order Rodentia (啮齿目) Ericales (杜鹃花目)
Family Cricetidae Lecythidaceae
Genus Holochilus Barringtonia
Species Holochilus sciureus Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazonian Marsh Rat mango-pine
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.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.

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.

mango-pine

No description available.

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