Cuvier s Spiny-rat vs Elephant Apple

Proechimys cuvieri compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Echimyidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Dillenia
Species	Proechimys cuvieri	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.