Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Pine Jelly

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Echimyidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Exidia
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Pine Jelly
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.

Pine Jelly

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.