Napo Spiny-rat vs Wormseed

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napo Spiny-rat	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Echimyidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Dysphania
Species	Proechimys quadruplicatus	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	Wormseed
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.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).