Gray-footed Spiny-rat vs Holywood

Proechimys poliopus compared with Guaiacum sanctum

Key Differences

• Gray-footed Spiny-rat is Vulnerable while Holywood is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-footed Spiny-rat	Holywood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Echimyidae	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Guaiacum
Species	Proechimys poliopus	Guaiacum sanctum

Conservation Status

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

VU — Vulnerable

Holywood

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-footed Spiny-rat	Holywood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Holywood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.