Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Floating Bur-Reed

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Echimyidae	Typhaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Sparganium
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Floating Bur-Reed
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.

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.