Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Forest Ironplum

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Forest Ironplum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Drypetes
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Forest Ironplum
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.

Forest Ironplum

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.