Devil's backbone vs Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Kalanchoe daigremontiana compared with Proechimys poliopus

Key Differences

• Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated while Gray-footed Spiny-rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's backbone	Gray-footed Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Crassulaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Kalanchoe	Proechimys
Species	Kalanchoe daigremontiana	Proechimys poliopus

Conservation Status

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's backbone	Gray-footed Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela