Beck'S Beggarticks vs Napo Spiny-rat

Bidens beckii compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beck'S Beggarticks Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Echimyidae
Genus Bidens Proechimys
Species Bidens beckii Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

Beck'S Beggarticks

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beck'S Beggarticks Napo Spiny-rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beck'S Beggarticks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Beck'S Beggarticks

The Beck'S Beggarticks (Bidens beckii) is a species in the genus Bidens. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Napo Spiny-rat

No description available.

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