Cuvier s Spiny-rat vs Moustached Darter

Proechimys cuvieri compared with Sympetrum vulgatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Moustached Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Echimyidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Proechimys	Sympetrum
Species	Proechimys cuvieri	Sympetrum vulgatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Cuvier s Spiny-rat and Moustached Darter share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Moustached Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Moustached Darter
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.

Moustached Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.