Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Echimyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dactylomys	Alticola
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon Bamboo Rat and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Lemming Mountain Vole
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.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.