Napo Spiny-rat vs Water Chickweed

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

• Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern while Water Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napo Spiny-rat	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Echimyidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Stellaria
Species	Proechimys quadruplicatus	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	Water Chickweed
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.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.