Pacific Spiny-rat vs Rock Draba

Proechimys decumanus compared with Draba arabisans

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Rock Draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Rock Draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Echimyidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Draba
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Draba arabisans

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Rock Draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Rock Draba
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.

Rock Draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.