Floating Bur-Reed vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Typhaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Sparganium	Proechimys
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.