Chinese Bamboo Rat vs Wire With

Rhizomys sinensis compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Bamboo Rat	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Spalacidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhizomys	Desmodium
Species	Rhizomys sinensis	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Chinese Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Bamboo Rat	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Chinese Bamboo Rat

The Chinese Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys sinensis) is a species in the genus Rhizomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.