Coyote gourd vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Cucurbita cordata compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Proechimys
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coyote gourd

Habitat

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

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.