Boyacá Spiny Rat vs dooryard sowbug

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Echimyidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Proechimys	Porcellio
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boyacá Spiny Rat and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), 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.