Fern-leaved Corydalis vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Corydalis cheilanthifolia compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Fern-leaved Corydalis is Not Evaluated while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fern-leaved Corydalis	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Papaveraceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Corydalis	Proechimys
Species	Corydalis cheilanthifolia	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Fern-leaved Corydalis

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fern-leaved Corydalis	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fern-leaved Corydalis

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.