Napo Spiny-rat vs Snake cholla

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napo Spiny-rat	Snake cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Echimyidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Cylindropuntia
Species	Proechimys quadruplicatus	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	Snake cholla
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.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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