Amazon Bamboo Rat vs three-flower maple

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Acer triflorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazon Bamboo Rat three-flower maple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Echimyidae Sapindaceae
Genus Dactylomys Acer
Species Dactylomys dactylinus Acer triflorum

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

three-flower maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazon Bamboo Rat three-flower maple
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.

three-flower maple

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.

three-flower maple

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