Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Lecythis

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Lecythis ollaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Lecythis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Echimyidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Lecythis
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Lecythis ollaria

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lecythis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Lecythis
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.

Lecythis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Libya.

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.