Four-barred Major vs Napo Spiny-rat

Oxycera rara compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Key Differences

• Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated while Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-barred Major	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Oxycera	Proechimys
Species	Oxycera rara	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-barred Major and Napo Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-barred Major	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.