Pacific Spiny-rat vs Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Proechimys decumanus compared with Cladonia dimorphoclada

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Prostrate Thorn Cladonia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Echimyidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Cladonia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Cladonia dimorphoclada

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
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.

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.