Pacific Spiny-rat vs Small-leaved Myrtle

Proechimys decumanus compared with Eugenia verdoorniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Small-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Echimyidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Eugenia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Eugenia verdoorniae

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Small-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Small-leaved Myrtle
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.

Small-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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