Lobel's Maple vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Acer lobelii compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Lobel's Maple is Not Evaluated while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lobel's Maple	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Acer	Proechimys
Species	Acer lobelii	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Lobel's Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lobel's Maple	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lobel's Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.