Boyacá Spiny Rat vs pecan-nut

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Carya illinoinensis

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while pecan-nut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	pecan-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Echimyidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Carya
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Carya illinoinensis

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

pecan-nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	pecan-nut
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.

pecan-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

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.