Pacific Spiny-rat vs Plain Clothes

Proechimys decumanus compared with Tinea flavescentella

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Plain Clothes is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Plain Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Echimyidae	Tineidae
Genus	Proechimys	Tinea
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Tinea flavescentella

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific Spiny-rat and Plain Clothes share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Plain Clothes

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Plain Clothes
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.

Plain Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).