Pacific Spiny-rat vs spreading fantails

Proechimys decumanus compared with Sida abutifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	spreading fantails
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Echimyidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Sida
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Sida abutifolia

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

spreading fantails

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	spreading fantails
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.

spreading fantails

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.