Guyenne Spiny-rat vs Water spangles

Proechimys guyannensis compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Guyenne Spiny-rat is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guyenne Spiny-rat	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Echimyidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Salvinia
Species	Proechimys guyannensis	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guyenne Spiny-rat	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).