Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Elephant Apple

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Echimyidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Dillenia
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, 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.