Fan-leaf Spiderhead vs Napo Spiny-rat

Serruria pedunculata compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fan-leaf Spiderhead	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Proteaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Serruria	Proechimys
Species	Serruria pedunculata	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

Fan-leaf Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fan-leaf Spiderhead	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fan-leaf Spiderhead

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.