Pacific Spiny-rat vs red-cedar

Proechimys decumanus compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Trichilia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	red-cedar
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-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.