foothill flat sedge vs Napo Spiny-rat

Cyperus amabilis compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	foothill flat sedge	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	Cyperaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Cyperus	Proechimys
Species	Cyperus amabilis	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	foothill flat sedge	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), 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