Pacific Spiny-rat vs Wiggins's clover

Proechimys decumanus compared with Trifolium wigginsii

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Wiggins's clover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Wiggins's clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Trifolium
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Trifolium wigginsii

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Wiggins's clover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Wiggins's clover
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.

Wiggins's clover

Habitat

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