Pacific Spiny-rat vs Water spangles

Proechimys decumanus compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Echimyidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Salvinia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).