Beck'S Beggarticks vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Bidens beckii compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Beck'S Beggarticks is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beck'S Beggarticks	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Echimyidae
Genus	Bidens	Proechimys
Species	Bidens beckii	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Beck'S Beggarticks

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beck'S Beggarticks	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beck'S Beggarticks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Beck'S Beggarticks

The Beck'S Beggarticks (Bidens beckii) is a species in the genus Bidens. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.