Pacific Spiny-rat vs three-flower maple

Proechimys decumanus compared with Acer triflorum

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while three-flower maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	three-flower maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Acer
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Acer triflorum

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

three-flower maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	three-flower maple
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.

three-flower maple

Habitat

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