Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Mountain yam

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Mountain 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.

Mountain 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.