Narrow-tailed Emerald vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Chlorostilbon stenurus compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Narrow-tailed Emerald is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-tailed Emerald	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trochilidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Chlorostilbon	Proechimys
Species	Chlorostilbon stenurus	Proechimys decumanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow-tailed Emerald and Pacific Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Narrow-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-tailed Emerald	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.