Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Nymphoides cordata

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Echimyidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Nymphoides
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
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.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.