Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Hidden Lily

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Curcuma inodora

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Hidden Lily is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Hidden Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Echimyidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Curcuma
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Curcuma inodora

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Hidden Lily

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Hidden Lily
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.

Hidden Lily

Habitat

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

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.