kodo wood vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Ehretia acuminata compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• kodo wood is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	kodo wood	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ehretiaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Ehretia	Proechimys
Species	Ehretia acuminata	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

kodo wood

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	kodo wood	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

kodo wood

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

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.