Amazon Bamboo Rat vs vine-sorrel

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Cissus trifoliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	vine-sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Echimyidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Cissus
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Cissus trifoliata

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

vine-sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	vine-sorrel
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.

vine-sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.