Hairy Snakefern vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Microgramma piloselloides compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Hairy Snakefern is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Snakefern	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Microgramma	Proechimys
Species	Microgramma piloselloides	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Snakefern	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.