Pacific Spiny-rat vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Proechimys decumanus compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Echimyidae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Dicksonia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.