Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Cyprus Vetch

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Lathyrus ochrus

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Cyprus Vetch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Cyprus Vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Lathyrus
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Lathyrus ochrus

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Cyprus Vetch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Cyprus Vetch
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.

Cyprus Vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Japan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.