Guaira Spiny-rat vs winged prickly-ash

Proechimys guairae compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guaira Spiny-rat	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Zanthoxylum
Species	Proechimys guairae	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Guaira Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guaira Spiny-rat	winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.