Deviltree vs Napo Spiny-rat

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Deviltree Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Apocynaceae Echimyidae
Genus Alstonia Proechimys
Species Alstonia macrophylla Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Deviltree Napo Spiny-rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Deviltree

No description available.

Napo Spiny-rat

No description available.

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