Boyacá Spiny Rat vs elderberry-ash

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Polyscias sambucifolia

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while elderberry-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	elderberry-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Polyscias
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Polyscias sambucifolia

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

elderberry-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	elderberry-ash
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.

elderberry-ash

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.