Monkey Apple vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Annona glabra compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Monkey Apple is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Monkey Apple	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Annonaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Annona	Proechimys
Species	Annona glabra	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Monkey Apple	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.