Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Amur Brown Lemming

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Lemmus amurensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Amur Brown Lemming
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Echimyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dactylomys	Lemmus
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Lemmus amurensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon Bamboo Rat and Amur Brown Lemming share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Amur Brown Lemming
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.

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Amur Brown Lemming

The Amur Brown Lemming (Lemmus amurensis) is a species in the genus Lemmus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.