Pacific Spiny-rat vs Wild Ash

Proechimys decumanus compared with Fraxinus dimorpha

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Wild Ash is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Wild Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Fraxinus
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Fraxinus dimorpha

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Wild Ash

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Wild Ash
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.

Wild Ash

Habitat

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