Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Gargano Iris

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Iris bicapitata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Gargano Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Echimyidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Dactylomys	Iris
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Iris bicapitata

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon Bamboo Rat and Gargano Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gargano Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Gargano Iris
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.

Gargano Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.