Fringed Cup vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Encoelia	Proechimys
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

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.