Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Flat-topped Thorn

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Vachellia sieberiana

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Flat-topped Thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Flat-topped Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Vachellia
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Vachellia sieberiana

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Flat-topped Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Flat-topped Thorn
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.

Flat-topped Thorn

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.