Napo Spiny-rat vs Tangerine

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napo Spiny-rat	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Citrus
Species	Proechimys quadruplicatus	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	Tangerine
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.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).