Pacific Spiny-rat vs Percival-Stachelmaus

Proechimys decumanus compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Percival-Stachelmaus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Percival-Stachelmaus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Echimyidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Proechimys	Acomys
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Acomys percivali

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific Spiny-rat and Percival-Stachelmaus share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Nagetiere)

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Percival-Stachelmaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Percival-Stachelmaus
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.

Percival-Stachelmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.