Pacific Spiny-rat vs true senna

Proechimys decumanus compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	true senna
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	Senna
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Senna alexandrina

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	true senna
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.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador