Napo Spiny-rat vs Year Bean

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napo Spiny-rat	Year Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Proechimys quadruplicatus	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	Year Bean
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.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia