Guará vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Chrysocyon brachyurus compared with Proechimys decumanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guará	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Echimyidae
Genus	Chrysocyon	Proechimys
Species	Chrysocyon brachyurus	Proechimys decumanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Guará and Pacific Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guará	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guará

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.