Napo Spiny-rat vs wild safflower

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napo Spiny-rat	wild safflower
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	Carthamus
Species	Proechimys quadruplicatus	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	wild safflower
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.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.