Pacific Spiny-rat vs cabelos

Proechimys decumanus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened while cabelos is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	cabelos
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Echimyidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Cuscuta
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

cabelos

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	cabelos
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.

cabelos

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).