Pacific Spiny-rat vs pliant lettuce

Proechimys decumanus compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Echimyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Proechimys	Lactuca
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	pliant lettuce
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.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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