Pacific Spiny-rat vs Soya-bean

Proechimys decumanus compared with Glycine max

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Soya-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Glycine
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Glycine max

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Soya-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Soya-bean
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.

Soya-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Congo (DRC), Guinea), Asia (4 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador