Boyacá Spiny Rat vs false pepperwort

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Echimyidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Marsilea
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.