Pacific Spiny-rat vs Texas Ash

Proechimys decumanus compared with Fraxinus albicans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Fraxinus
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Texas Ash
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.

Texas Ash

Habitat

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