Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Wrinkled Fieldcap

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Agrocybe rivulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Wrinkled Fieldcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Echimyidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Agrocybe
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Agrocybe rivulosa

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Wrinkled Fieldcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Wrinkled Fieldcap
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.

Wrinkled Fieldcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.