Pacific Spiny-rat vs Tome's spiny rat

Proechimys decumanus compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Tome's spiny rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Echimyidae	Echimyidae
Genus same	Proechimys	Proechimys
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific Spiny-rat and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Proechimys.

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Tome's spiny rat
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.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador