Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Pine Jelly

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Exidia saccharina

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Pine Jelly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Echimyidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Exidia
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Pine Jelly
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.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.