Boyacá Spiny Rat vs red star apple

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Diospyros lycioides

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while red star apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	red star apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Echimyidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Diospyros
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Diospyros lycioides

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

red star apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	red star apple
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 star apple

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.