Boyacá Spiny Rat vs pliant lettuce

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Echimyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Proechimys	Lactuca
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	pliant lettuce
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.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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

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.