Pacific Spiny-rat vs Red Dock Spot

Proechimys decumanus compared with Ramularia rubella

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Red Dock Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Red Dock Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Echimyidae	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Ramularia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Ramularia rubella

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Red Dock Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Red Dock Spot
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 Dock Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.