Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Stinging Tree

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Dendrocnide
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Stinging Tree
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.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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

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.