Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Indian-plum

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Flacourtia
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Indian-plum
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.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.