Pacific Spiny-rat vs wild madder

Proechimys decumanus compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Echimyidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Rubia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	wild madder
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 madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.