Guaira Spiny-rat vs Seagrape

Proechimys guairae compared with Coccoloba uvifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guaira Spiny-rat	Seagrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Echimyidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Coccoloba
Species	Proechimys guairae	Coccoloba uvifera

Conservation Status

Guaira Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Seagrape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guaira Spiny-rat	Seagrape
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.

Seagrape

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).