Boyacá Spiny Rat vs red dahlia

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Dahlia coccinea

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while red dahlia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	red dahlia
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	Dahlia
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Dahlia coccinea

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

red dahlia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	red dahlia
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 dahlia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, India, Portugal, 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.