mergulhão-de-atitlán vs Napo Spiny-rat

Podilymbus gigas compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Key Differences

• mergulhão-de-atitlán is Extinct while Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-de-atitlán	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Podicipedidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Podilymbus	Proechimys
Species	Podilymbus gigas	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

mergulhão-de-atitlán and Napo Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

mergulhão-de-atitlán

EX — Extinct

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-de-atitlán	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mergulhão-de-atitlán

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

mergulhão-de-atitlán

The Atitlan Grebe (Podilymbus gigas) is a species in the genus Podilymbus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.