Amazon Bamboo Rat vs black-shanked douc

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Pygathrix nigripes

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	black-shanked douc
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Echimyidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Dactylomys	Pygathrix
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Pygathrix nigripes

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon Bamboo Rat and black-shanked douc share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	black-shanked douc
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.

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

black-shanked douc

The Black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is a species in the genus Pygathrix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.