Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Gilled lungfish

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Protopterus amphibius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Echimyidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Dactylomys	Protopterus
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Protopterus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon Bamboo Rat and Gilled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Gilled lungfish
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.

Gilled lungfish

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.