Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Hollyleaf Cherry

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Prunus ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Hollyleaf Cherry
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 ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hollyleaf Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Hollyleaf Cherry
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.

Hollyleaf Cherry

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.