Pacific Spiny-rat vs Spring Pea

Proechimys decumanus compared with Lathyrus vernus

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Spring Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Spring Pea
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	Lathyrus
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Spring Pea
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.

Spring Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).