Ant-heap Small White vs Guyenne Spiny-rat

Dixeia pigea compared with Proechimys guyannensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ant-heap Small White	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Pieridae	Echimyidae
Genus	Dixeia	Proechimys
Species	Dixeia pigea	Proechimys guyannensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ant-heap Small White and Guyenne Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Ant-heap Small White

LC — Least Concern

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ant-heap Small White	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ant-heap Small White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Guyenne Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Ant-heap Small White

The Ant-heap Small White (Dixeia pigea) is a species in the genus Dixeia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.