Pacific Spiny-rat vs Sand Violet

Proechimys decumanus compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Violaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Viola
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Sand Violet
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.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.