Arrowleaf butterfly pea vs Boyacá Spiny Rat

Centrosema sagittatum compared with Proechimys chrysaeolus

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf butterfly pea is Not Evaluated while Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf butterfly pea	Boyacá Spiny Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Centrosema	Proechimys
Species	Centrosema sagittatum	Proechimys chrysaeolus

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf butterfly pea	Boyacá Spiny Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Boyacá Spiny Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

The Arrowleaf butterfly pea, Centrosema sagittatum, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Boyacá Spiny Rat

The Boyacá spiny rat (Proechimys chrysaeolus) is a species in the genus Proechimys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.