Cuvier s Spiny-rat vs false pepperwort

Proechimys cuvieri compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Echimyidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Marsilea
Species	Proechimys cuvieri	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.