Montane bamboo rat

The montane bamboo rat or Peruvian bamboo rat (Dactylomys peruanus), is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.^[2] It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Montane bamboo rat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Echimyidae
Tribe:	Echimyini
Genus:	Dactylomys
Species:	D. peruanus
Binomial name
Dactylomys peruanus J. A. Allen, 1900
Montane bamboo rat range