Amazon Bamboo Rat vs rock grape

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Vitis rupestris

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while rock grape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	rock grape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Echimyidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Vitis
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Vitis rupestris

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

rock grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	rock grape
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.

rock grape

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.