Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Desert Thorn

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Lycium minimum

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Desert Thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Desert Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Echimyidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Lycium
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Lycium minimum

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Desert Thorn
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 Thorn

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.