Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Large-leaved Myrtle

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Eugenia erythrophylla

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Large-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Large-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Echimyidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Eugenia
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Eugenia erythrophylla

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Large-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Large-leaved Myrtle
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.

Large-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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

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.