Box Wattle vs Napo Spiny-rat

Buxus natalensis compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Box Wattle Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Buxales (Buxales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Buxaceae Echimyidae
Genus Buxus Proechimys
Species Buxus natalensis Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

Box Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Box Wattle Napo Spiny-rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Wattle

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.

Box Wattle

The Box wattle (Buxus natalensis) is a species in the genus Buxus. 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.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia