Cuvier s Spiny-rat vs Sour orange

Proechimys cuvieri compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Cuvier s Spiny-rat is Least Concern while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Sour orange
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 aurantium

Conservation Status

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Sour orange
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.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).