marsh dock vs Napo Spiny-rat

Rumex palustris compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh 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 palustris	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh dock	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.