Guyenne Spiny-rat vs Round-Leaf Dogwood

Proechimys guyannensis compared with Cornus rugosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guyenne Spiny-rat	Round-Leaf Dogwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Echimyidae	Cornaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Cornus
Species	Proechimys guyannensis	Cornus rugosa

Conservation Status

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Round-Leaf Dogwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guyenne Spiny-rat	Round-Leaf Dogwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guyenne Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Round-Leaf Dogwood

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.