Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Onion Earthball

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Scleroderma cepa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Echimyidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Proechimys	Scleroderma
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Onion Earthball
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.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.