Rat marsupial à queue crêtée vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Dasycercus cristicauda compared with Proechimys decumanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat marsupial à queue crêtée	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Echimyidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Proechimys
Species	Dasycercus cristicauda	Proechimys decumanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Rat marsupial à queue crêtée and Pacific Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Rat marsupial à queue crêtée

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat marsupial à queue crêtée	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rat marsupial à queue crêtée

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.