Bolivian bamboo rat
| Bolivian bamboo rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Tribe: | Echimyini |
| Genus: | Dactylomys |
| Species: | D. boliviensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dactylomys boliviensis Anthony, 1920 | |
| Bolivian bamboo rat range | |
The Bolivian bamboo rat (Dactylomys boliviensis) is a species of spiny rat from South America, particularly the southwest Amazon basin. A large, olivaceous rodent, it is nocturnal and feeds almost exclusively on bamboo.