Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Triangle Tops

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Blighia unijugata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Triangle Tops
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	Blighia
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Blighia unijugata

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Triangle Tops

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Triangle Tops
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.

Triangle Tops

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.