Pacific Spiny-rat vs Tiny vetch

Proechimys decumanus compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Tiny vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Vicia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Tiny vetch
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.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador