Gray-footed Spiny-rat vs Water spangles

Proechimys poliopus compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Gray-footed Spiny-rat is Vulnerable while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-footed Spiny-rat	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Echimyidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Salvinia
Species	Proechimys poliopus	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

VU — Vulnerable

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-footed Spiny-rat	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).