Pacific Spiny-rat vs round-leaf cassia

Proechimys decumanus compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while round-leaf cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	round-leaf cassia
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	Chamaecrista
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	round-leaf cassia
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.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).