Gray-footed Spiny-rat vs mango-pine

Proechimys poliopus compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

• Gray-footed Spiny-rat is Vulnerable while mango-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-footed Spiny-rat	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Echimyidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Barringtonia
Species	Proechimys poliopus	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

VU — Vulnerable

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-footed Spiny-rat	mango-pine
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.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.