Napo Spiny-rat vs Silkrubber

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.