Amazon Bamboo Rat vs desert hackberry

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Celtis pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	desert hackberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Cannabaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Celtis
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Celtis pallida

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

desert hackberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	desert hackberry
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.

desert hackberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.