Pacific Spiny-rat vs Red ash

Proechimys decumanus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Alphitonia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Red ash
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.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.