Amazon Bamboo Rat vs pygmy arrowhead

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Sagittaria pygmaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	pygmy arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Echimyidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Sagittaria
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Sagittaria pygmaea

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

pygmy arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	pygmy arrowhead
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.

pygmy arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.