Amazon Bamboo Rat vs coraltree

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Erythrina corallodendron

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	coraltree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Erythrina
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Erythrina corallodendron

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

coraltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	coraltree
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.

coraltree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Libya, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.