Napo Spiny-rat vs true senna

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napo Spiny-rat	true senna
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Senna
Species	Proechimys quadruplicatus	Senna alexandrina

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	true senna
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.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador