Amazon Bamboo Rat vs smooth dock

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Rumex altissimus

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while smooth dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	smooth dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Echimyidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Rumex
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Rumex altissimus

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

smooth dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	smooth dock
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.

smooth dock

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.