Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf vs Guyenne Spiny-rat

Hydrophyllum canadense compared with Proechimys guyannensis

Key Differences

• Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf is Not Evaluated while Guyenne Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hydrophyllaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Hydrophyllum	Proechimys
Species	Hydrophyllum canadense	Proechimys guyannensis

Conservation Status

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Guyenne Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

The Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) is a species in the genus Hydrophyllum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.