Amazon Bamboo Rat vs western moonwort

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Botrychium hesperium

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while western moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	western moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Echimyidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Botrychium
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Botrychium hesperium

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

western moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	western moonwort
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.

western moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in 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.