Amazon Bamboo Rat vs redneck palm

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Dypsis lastelliana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	redneck palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Echimyidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Dypsis
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Dypsis lastelliana

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

redneck palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	redneck palm
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.

redneck palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.