Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Black-winged Dragonlet

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Erythrodiplax funerea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazon Bamboo Rat Black-winged Dragonlet
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Echimyidae Libellulidae
Genus Dactylomys Erythrodiplax
Species Dactylomys dactylinus Erythrodiplax funerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon Bamboo Rat and Black-winged Dragonlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Black-winged Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazon Bamboo Rat Black-winged Dragonlet
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-winged Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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-winged Dragonlet

The Black-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax funerea) is a species in the genus Erythrodiplax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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