Pacific Spiny-rat vs silver-aspen

Proechimys decumanus compared with Acronychia wilcoxiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	silver-aspen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Acronychia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Acronychia wilcoxiana

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

silver-aspen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	silver-aspen
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.

silver-aspen

Habitat

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