Forest Bush-cherry vs Napo Spiny-rat

Maerua racemulosa compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Bush-cherry	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Capparaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Maerua	Proechimys
Species	Maerua racemulosa	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

Forest Bush-cherry

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Bush-cherry	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Bush-cherry

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.