Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Cutnut

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Barringtonia edulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Cutnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Echimyidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Barringtonia
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Barringtonia edulis

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Cutnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boyacá Spiny Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Cutnut

Habitat

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.