Pacific Spiny-rat vs pineapple sage

Proechimys decumanus compared with Salvia elegans

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while pineapple sage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

pineapple sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	pineapple sage
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.

pineapple sage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Norway, and Sweden.