Glandular senna vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Senna multiglandulosa compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Glandular senna is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Glandular senna	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Senna	Proechimys
Species	Senna multiglandulosa	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Glandular senna

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Glandular senna	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Glandular senna

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Spain), North America (Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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.