Pacific Spiny-rat vs Seagrape

Proechimys decumanus compared with Coccoloba uvifera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Seagrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Echimyidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Coccoloba
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Coccoloba uvifera

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Seagrape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Seagrape
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.

Seagrape

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).