Pacific Spiny-rat vs Rough Bedstraw

Proechimys decumanus compared with Galium asprellum

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Rough Bedstraw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Echimyidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Galium
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Rough Bedstraw
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.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.