Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Malayan civet

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Echimyidae	Viverridae
Genus	Dactylomys	Viverra
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon Bamboo Rat and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

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.