Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Mastic Thyme

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Thymus
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Mastic Thyme
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.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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

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.