Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Noble yarrow

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Achillea nobilis

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while Noble yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Noble yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Echimyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dactylomys	Achillea
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Achillea nobilis

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Noble yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Noble yarrow
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.

Noble yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (United States).

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.