Pacific Spiny-rat vs Salento Iris

Proechimys decumanus compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Echimyidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Proechimys	Iris
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific Spiny-rat and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.