Napo Spiny-rat vs pliant lettuce

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napo Spiny-rat	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Echimyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Proechimys	Lactuca
Species	Proechimys quadruplicatus	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	pliant lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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