Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Red ash

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Alphitonia
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Red ash
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.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and 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.