Napo Spiny-rat vs redhead

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Hamelia patens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napo Spiny-rat	redhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Echimyidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Hamelia
Species	Proechimys quadruplicatus	Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	redhead
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.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).