Curran’s Pitogo vs Napo Spiny-rat

Cycas curranii compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cycadaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Cycas	Proechimys
Species	Cycas curranii	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.