Napo Spiny-rat vs Quito-orange

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napo Spiny-rat	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Echimyidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Solanum
Species	Proechimys quadruplicatus	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	Quito-orange
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.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia