Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Red Alder

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Echimyidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Alnus
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Red Alder
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.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.