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title: "Atlantic Bamboo Rat"
description: "Kannabateomys amblyonyx — Ssaki. The Atlantic bamboo rat (Kannabateomys amblyonyx), or southern bamboo rat, is a spiny rat species found in humid tropical forests in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/atlantic-bamboo-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Atlantic Bamboo Rat

> Kannabateomys amblyonyx — Ssaki. The Atlantic bamboo rat (Kannabateomys amblyonyx), or southern bamboo rat, is a spiny rat species found in humid tropical forests in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

- Scientific name: *Kannabateomys amblyonyx*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 70
- Wikidata: [Q301578](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q301578)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43937](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43937)

## Names

- en: Atlantic Bamboo Rat
- de: Bambus-Fingerratte
- es: Rata tacuarera
- nl: Bamboevingerrat

## Countries with the most observations

BR (62)

## Summary

The Atlantic bamboo rat (Kannabateomys amblyonyx), or southern bamboo rat, is a spiny rat species found in humid tropical forests in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.  It is the only member of the genus Kannabateomys.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_bamboo_rat

## Photo

![Atlantic Bamboo Rat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/atlantic-bamboo-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Frank Thomas Sautter · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263417253

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/atlantic-bamboo-rat?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).