Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Hairy Snakefern

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Microgramma piloselloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Hairy Snakefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Microgramma
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Microgramma piloselloides

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Hairy Snakefern
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.

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.