Ferny Azolla vs Guyenne Spiny-rat

Azolla pinnata compared with Proechimys guyannensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Azolla	Proechimys
Species	Azolla pinnata	Proechimys guyannensis

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Guyenne Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.