Boyacá Spiny Rat vs pale moonwort

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Echimyidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Botrychium
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	pale moonwort
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 moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.