Pacific Spiny-rat vs Southern dwarf iris

Proechimys decumanus compared with Iris pseudopumila

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Southern dwarf iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Southern dwarf iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Echimyidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Proechimys	Iris
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Iris pseudopumila

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific Spiny-rat and Southern dwarf iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Southern dwarf iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Southern dwarf iris
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.

Southern dwarf iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.