Pacific Spiny-rat vs Ingá

Proechimys decumanus compared with Inga stipulacea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Ingá
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Inga
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Inga stipulacea

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Ingá

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Ingá
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.

Ingá

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.