Boyacá Spiny Rat vs lowland paca

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Cuniculus paca

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while lowland paca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Echimyidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Proechimys	Cuniculus
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Boyacá Spiny Rat and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	lowland paca
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.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia