Pacific Spiny-rat vs rock grape

Proechimys decumanus compared with Vitis rupestris

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while rock grape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	rock grape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Echimyidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Vitis
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Vitis rupestris

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

rock grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	rock grape
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 grape

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).