Amazon Bamboo Rat vs One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Eleocharis uniglumis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Echimyidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Eleocharis
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Eleocharis uniglumis

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
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.

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.