Cuvier s Spiny-rat vs Spanish Lemon Thyme

Proechimys cuvieri compared with Thymus baeticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Spanish Lemon Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Thymus
Species	Proechimys cuvieri	Thymus baeticus

Conservation Status

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Lemon Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Spanish Lemon Thyme
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.

Spanish Lemon Thyme

Habitat

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