Pacific Spiny-rat vs Wormseed

Proechimys decumanus compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Echimyidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Dysphania
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Wormseed
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.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).