Napo Spiny-rat vs Yellowcress

Proechimys quadruplicatus compared with Nasturtium sterile

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napo Spiny-rat	Yellowcress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Echimyidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Nasturtium
Species	Proechimys quadruplicatus	Nasturtium sterile

Conservation Status

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Yellowcress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napo Spiny-rat	Yellowcress
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.

Yellowcress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Sweden, and United States.