Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Little Chamal

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Zamia vazquezii

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Little Chamal is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Little Chamal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Echimyidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Zamia
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Zamia vazquezii

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Little Chamal

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Little Chamal
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.

Little Chamal

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.