Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Red Balau

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Echimyidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Shorea
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Red Balau
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 Balau

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.