Pacific Spiny-rat vs Small Suncup

Proechimys decumanus compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Echimyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Aspidonepsis
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Small Suncup
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 Suncup

Habitat

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