Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Field Maple

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Acer campestre

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Field Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Field Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Acer
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Acer campestre

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Field Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Field Maple
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.

Field Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, 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.