Pacific Spiny-rat vs Philippine Cedar

Proechimys decumanus compared with Toona calantas

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Philippine Cedar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Philippine Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Toona
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Toona calantas

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Philippine Cedar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Philippine Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Philippine Cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.