Boyacá Spiny Rat vs desert hackberry

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Celtis pallida

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while desert hackberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	desert hackberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Cannabaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Celtis
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Celtis pallida

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

desert hackberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	desert hackberry
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.

desert hackberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.