Mountain Saffron vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Solorina crocea compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Mountain Saffron is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Saffron	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Peltigeraceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Solorina	Proechimys
Species	Solorina crocea	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Saffron	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.