Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Jelly Rot

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Jelly Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Echimyidae	Meruliaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Phlebia
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Jelly Rot
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.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

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.