Large-flowered Evening-primrose vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Oenothera glazioviana compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Large-flowered Evening-primrose is Not Evaluated while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-flowered Evening-primrose	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Onagraceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Oenothera	Proechimys
Species	Oenothera glazioviana	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-flowered Evening-primrose	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador