Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Elaphomyces citrinus compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces is Not Evaluated while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elaphomycetaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Elaphomyces	Proechimys
Species	Elaphomyces citrinus	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

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.