Pacific Spiny-rat vs Vine Maple

Proechimys decumanus compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Vine Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Vine Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Acer
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Acer circinatum

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Vine Maple
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.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.