Pacific Spiny-rat vs Year Bean

Proechimys decumanus compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Year Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Year Bean
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.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.