Amazon Bamboo Rat vs moutan peony

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Paeonia suffruticosa

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while moutan peony is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	moutan peony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Echimyidae	Paeoniaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Paeonia
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Paeonia suffruticosa

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

moutan peony

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	moutan peony
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.

moutan peony

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Armenia, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.