Napo Spiny-rat vs Sweetscented marigold

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Tagetes lucida

Key Differences

• Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern while Sweetscented marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napo Spiny-rat	Sweetscented marigold
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	Tagetes
Species	Proechimys quadruplicatus	Tagetes lucida

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Sweetscented marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	Sweetscented marigold
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.

Sweetscented marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, and United States.