Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Neglected Sunflower

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Helianthus neglectus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Neglected Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Echimyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Proechimys	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Helianthus neglectus

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Neglected Sunflower

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Neglected Sunflower
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.

Neglected Sunflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.