Pacific Spiny-rat vs Silver Lime

Proechimys decumanus compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Echimyidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Tilia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Silver Lime
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 Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).