Pacific Spiny-rat vs Wire With

Proechimys decumanus compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Wire With is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Wire With
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	Desmodium
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Wire With
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.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.