Boyacá Spiny Rat vs long yam

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Echimyidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Dioscorea
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.