Pacific Spiny-rat vs sanicle

Proechimys decumanus compared with Sanicula europaea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	sanicle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Sanicula
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Sanicula europaea

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

sanicle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	sanicle
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.

sanicle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).