Pacific Spiny-rat vs Stinking iris

Proechimys decumanus compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Spiny-rat	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Mantodea (Peygamberdevesi)
Family	Echimyidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Proechimys	Iris
Species	Proechimys decumanus	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific Spiny-rat and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Spiny-rat	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).