Pacific Spiny-rat vs Yellow wall bedstraw

Proechimys decumanus compared with Galium murale

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Yellow wall bedstraw is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Yellow wall bedstraw
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	Galium
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Galium murale

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow wall bedstraw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Yellow wall bedstraw
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.

Yellow wall bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).