Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Year Bean

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Phaseolus
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Year Bean
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.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia