Amazon Bamboo Rat vs wild madder

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Echimyidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Rubia
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	wild madder
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.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.