Pacific Spiny-rat vs Stinking willie

Proechimys decumanus compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Stinking willie
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	Jacobaea
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Stinking willie
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.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).