Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Fernleaf yarrow

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Achillea filipendulina

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Fernleaf yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Fernleaf yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Echimyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Proechimys	Achillea
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Achillea filipendulina

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Fernleaf yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Fernleaf yarrow
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.

Fernleaf yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.