Amazon Bamboo Rat vs mountain ninebark

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Physocarpus monogynus

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while mountain ninebark is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	mountain ninebark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Dactylomys	Physocarpus
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Physocarpus monogynus

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

mountain ninebark

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	mountain ninebark
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.

mountain ninebark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Russia, and Sweden.

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.