Boyacá Spiny Rat vs one-flowered cinquefoil

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Potentilla uniflora

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while one-flowered cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	one-flowered cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Proechimys	Potentilla
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Potentilla uniflora

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

one-flowered cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	one-flowered cinquefoil
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.

one-flowered cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.