Pacific Spiny-rat vs toothcup

Proechimys decumanus compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Echimyidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Proechimys	Ammannia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	toothcup
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.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador