Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Red Hamburger Bean

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Mucuna urens

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while Red Hamburger Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Red Hamburger Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Mucuna
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Mucuna urens

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red Hamburger Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Red Hamburger Bean
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 Hamburger Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia