Fivefingers vs Napo Spiny-rat

Syngonium angustatum compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Key Differences

• Fivefingers is Not Evaluated while Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fivefingers	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Araceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Syngonium	Proechimys
Species	Syngonium angustatum	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fivefingers	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia