Guaira Spiny-rat vs red-cedar

Proechimys guairae compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guaira Spiny-rat	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Trichilia
Species	Proechimys guairae	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Guaira Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guaira Spiny-rat	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guaira Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia