Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Hog Plum

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Prunus hortulana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Hog Plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Dactylomys	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Prunus hortulana

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hog Plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Hog Plum
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.

Hog Plum

Habitat

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

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.