Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Winged Elm

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Ulmus alata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Winged Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Ulmaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Ulmus
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Ulmus alata

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Winged Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Winged Elm
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.

Winged Elm

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.