Flat-Stem Oat Grass vs Napo Spiny-rat

Danthonia compressa compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Key Differences

• Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated while Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Echimyidae
Genus	Danthonia	Proechimys
Species	Danthonia compressa	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.