Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Lagos-rubber

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Echimyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Funtumia
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Lagos-rubber
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.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.