Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Sevenbark

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Hydrangea arborescens

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while Sevenbark is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Sevenbark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Echimyidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Hydrangea
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Hydrangea arborescens

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sevenbark

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Sevenbark
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.

Sevenbark

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.