Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Red Balau

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Echimyidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Shorea
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Red Balau
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 Balau

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.