Green ash, Red ash vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Fraxinus pennsylvanica compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Green ash, Red ash is Not Evaluated while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green ash, Red ash	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Oleaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Fraxinus	Proechimys
Species	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Green ash, Red ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green ash, Red ash	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green ash, Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Kenya), Asia (Armenia, Iraq), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Uruguay).

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.