Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Elaphomyces citrinus

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Elaphomyces
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Elaphomyces citrinus

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
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.

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

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.