Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Berry Fern

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Cystopteris bulbifera

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while Berry Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Berry Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Cystopteris
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Cystopteris bulbifera

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Berry Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Berry Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Berry Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, and United States.

Amazon Bamboo Rat

The Amazon Bamboo Rat (Dactylomys dactylinus) is a species in the genus Dactylomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Berry Fern

The Berry Fern (Cystopteris bulbifera) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.