Napo Spiny-rat vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Sargus flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Napo Spiny-rat Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Echimyidae Stratiomyidae
Genus Proechimys Sargus
Species Proechimys quadruplicatus Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Napo Spiny-rat and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Napo Spiny-rat Yellow-legged Centurion
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.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Napo Spiny-rat

No description available.

Yellow-legged Centurion

No description available.

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