Buxton's Blue vs Napo Spiny-rat

Geranium wallichianum compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buxton's Blue	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Geraniaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Geranium	Proechimys
Species	Geranium wallichianum	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

Buxton's Blue

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buxton's Blue	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buxton's Blue

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Buxton's Blue

The Buxton's Blue (Geranium wallichianum) is a species in the genus Geranium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.