Pacific Spiny-rat vs White Olive

Proechimys decumanus compared with Terminalia arbuscula

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while White Olive is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	White Olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Echimyidae	Combretaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Terminalia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Terminalia arbuscula

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

White Olive

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	White Olive
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 Olive

Habitat

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