Mastic Thyme vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Thymus mastichina compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Mastic Thyme is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mastic Thyme	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Thymus	Proechimys
Species	Thymus mastichina	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mastic Thyme	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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

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.