Pacific Spiny-rat vs Yellowjacket

Proechimys decumanus compared with Corymbia leptoloma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Yellowjacket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Echimyidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Corymbia
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Corymbia leptoloma

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Yellowjacket

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Yellowjacket
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.

Yellowjacket

Habitat

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