Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Jack-bean

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Canavalia napaliensis

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while Jack-bean is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Jack-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Canavalia
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Canavalia napaliensis

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Jack-bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Jack-bean
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.

Jack-bean

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.