Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Dahoon

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Ilex cassine

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Dahoon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Echimyidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Ilex
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Ilex cassine

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dahoon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Dahoon
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.

Dahoon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba 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.