Brazilian spiny tree-rat vs Soapberry

Makalata didelphoides compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Brazilian spiny tree-rat is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian spiny tree-rat	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Makalata	Sapindus
Species	Makalata didelphoides	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian spiny tree-rat	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

The Brazilian spiny tree-rat (Makalata didelphoides) is a species in the genus Makalata. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.