Amazon Bamboo Rat vs King Pin

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Chaenothecopsis debilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	King Pin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Echimyidae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Chaenothecopsis
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Chaenothecopsis debilis

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

King Pin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	King Pin
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.

King Pin

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.