Pacific Spiny-rat vs Red pea

Proechimys decumanus compared with Lathyrus cicera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Red pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Lathyrus
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Lathyrus cicera

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Red pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Red pea
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 pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).