Pacific Spiny-rat vs amor-do-campo

Proechimys decumanus compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while amor-do-campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	amor-do-campo
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	Desmodium
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

amor-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	amor-do-campo
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.

amor-do-campo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.