Pacific Spiny-rat vs White Lancewood

Proechimys decumanus compared with Xylopia hastarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	White Lancewood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Echimyidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Xylopia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Xylopia hastarum

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

White Lancewood

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	White Lancewood
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.

White Lancewood

Habitat

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