False stable fly vs Guyanan spiny rat

Muscina stabulans compared with Proechimys hoplomyoides

Key Differences

• False stable fly is Not Evaluated while Guyanan spiny rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False stable fly	Guyanan spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muscidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Muscina	Proechimys
Species	Muscina stabulans	Proechimys hoplomyoides

Evolutionary Relationship

False stable fly and Guyanan spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False stable fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Guyanan spiny rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False stable fly	Guyanan spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False stable fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Guyanan spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.