Herb Robert vs Napo Spiny-rat

Geranium robertianum compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Herb Robert Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Geraniales (Geraniales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Geraniaceae Echimyidae
Genus Geranium Proechimys
Species Geranium robertianum Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Herb Robert Napo Spiny-rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Herb Robert

No description available.

Napo Spiny-rat

No description available.

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