Pacific Spiny-rat vs poley

Proechimys decumanus compared with Teucrium polium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	poley
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	Teucrium
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Teucrium polium

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

poley

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	poley
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.

poley

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Czech Republic.