Downy Safflower vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Carthamus lanatus compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Safflower	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Echimyidae
Genus	Carthamus	Proechimys
Species	Carthamus lanatus	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Safflower	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.