Hooked Dock vs Napo Spiny-rat

Rumex brownii compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Key Differences

• Hooked Dock is Not Evaluated while Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooked Dock	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Rumex	Proechimys
Species	Rumex brownii	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooked Dock	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hooked Dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.