Pacific Spiny-rat vs Tangerine

Proechimys decumanus compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Citrus
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Tangerine
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.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).