Bolivian Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys boliviensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyEchimyidae (Spiny Rats and Hutias)
- GenusDactylomys (Amazonian Bamboo Rats)
- SpeciesDactylomys boliviensis (Bolivian Bamboo Rat)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Amazon Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys dactylinus
Spiny Tree Rat
Mesomys hispidus
Barbara Brown’s Brush-tailed Rat
Isothrix barbarabrownae
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Bolivian Squirrel
Sciurus ignitus
Brown Agouti
Dasyprocta variegata
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Southern Amazon Red Squirrel
Sciurus spadiceus
Bicolor-spined Porcupine
Coendou bicolor
Brazilian Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus
Pacarana
Dinomys branickii
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus flaviventer
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bolivian Bamboo Rat in Manu National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Bolivian Bamboo Rat sighting in Manu National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bolivian Bamboo Rat in Manu National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Bolivian Bamboo Rat in Manu National Park in our monthly data.