beach alectryon vs Napo Spiny-rat

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Alectryon	Proechimys
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.