African Bermuda-grass vs Guyenne Spiny-rat

Cynodon incompletus compared with Proechimys guyannensis

Key Differences

• African Bermuda-grass is Not Evaluated while Guyenne Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Bermuda-grass	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Echimyidae
Genus	Cynodon	Proechimys
Species	Cynodon incompletus	Proechimys guyannensis

Conservation Status

African Bermuda-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Bermuda-grass	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Bermuda-grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Congo (DRC)), Europe (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Guyenne Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

African Bermuda-grass

The African Bermuda-grass (Cynodon incompletus) is a species in the genus Cynodon. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Angola, Australia, Belgium, Congo (DRC), and France.