Grannyvine vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Ipomoea tricolor compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Grannyvine is Not Evaluated while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grannyvine	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Ipomoea	Proechimys
Species	Ipomoea tricolor	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Grannyvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grannyvine	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grannyvine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador