Indomalayan Bamboo Rat vs Wire With

Rhizomys sumatrensis compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indomalayan 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 sumatrensis	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

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LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.