Cuvier s Spiny-rat vs Key lime

Proechimys cuvieri compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Cuvier s Spiny-rat is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Citrus
Species	Proechimys cuvieri	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Key lime
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.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).