Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Eastern Mole

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Echimyidae	Talpidae
Genus	Dactylomys	Scalopus
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon Bamboo Rat and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

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.