Pacific Spiny-rat vs Spathulate Botrychium

Proechimys decumanus compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Echimyidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Botrychium
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.