Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Red Sumac

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Rhus glabra

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Red Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Red Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Rhus
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Rhus glabra

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Red Sumac
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 Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), 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.