Napo Spiny-rat vs Wax flower

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Hoya australis

Key Differences

• Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern while Wax flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napo Spiny-rat	Wax flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Echimyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Hoya
Species	Proechimys quadruplicatus	Hoya australis

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Wax flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	Wax flower
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.

Wax flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Marshall Islands, Tonga, and United States.