Pacific Spiny-rat vs Soapberry

Proechimys decumanus compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Sapindus
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Soapberry
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.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).