Pacific Spiny-rat vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Proechimys decumanus compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Echimyidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Proechimys	Hydnellum
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
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.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.