Pacific Spiny-rat vs Vidal oak

Proechimys decumanus compared with Lithocarpus vidalii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Vidal oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Echimyidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Proechimys	Lithocarpus
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Lithocarpus vidalii

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Vidal oak

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Vidal oak
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.

Vidal oak

Habitat

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