Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Pale flax

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Linum bienne

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Pale flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Pale flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Linaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Linum
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Linum bienne

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Pale flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Pale flax
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.

Pale flax

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.