Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Finger Grass

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Limnophila chinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Finger Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Limnophila
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Limnophila chinensis

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Finger Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Finger Grass
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.

Finger Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Singapore.

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.