Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Gray Elm

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Ulmus rubra

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Gray Elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Gray Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Ulmaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Ulmus
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Ulmus rubra

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Gray Elm
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.

Gray Elm

Habitat

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

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.