Amazon Bamboo Rat vs poumuli

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Flueggea flexuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	poumuli
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Flueggea
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Flueggea flexuosa

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

poumuli

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	poumuli
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.

poumuli

Habitat

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

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.