Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Orange Cup

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Echimyidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Melastiza
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Orange Cup
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.

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.