Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Ill-scented Trillium

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Trillium rugelii

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Ill-scented Trillium is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Ill-scented Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Echimyidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Trillium
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Trillium rugelii

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Ill-scented Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Ill-scented Trillium
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.

Ill-scented Trillium

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.