Pacific Spiny-rat vs swamp fleabane

Proechimys decumanus compared with Erigeron elatus

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while swamp fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	swamp fleabane
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	Erigeron
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Erigeron elatus

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

swamp fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	swamp fleabane
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.

swamp fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.