Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Anarta myrtilli compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Noctuidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Anarta	Proechimys
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Proechimys decumanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Pacific Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.