Grooved Flax vs Guyenne Spiny-rat

Linum sulcatum compared with Proechimys guyannensis

Key Differences

• Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated while Guyenne Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grooved Flax	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Linaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Linum	Proechimys
Species	Linum sulcatum	Proechimys guyannensis

Conservation Status

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grooved Flax	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Guyenne Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.