Pacific Spiny-rat vs Sapele

Proechimys decumanus compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Entandrophragma
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Sapele
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.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.