Pacific Spiny-rat vs Spanish-needles

Proechimys decumanus compared with Bidens bipinnata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Spanish-needles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Echimyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Proechimys	Bidens
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Bidens bipinnata

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Spanish-needles
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.

Spanish-needles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).