Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Rough Star-thistle

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Centaurea aspera

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Rough Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Rough Star-thistle
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	Centaurea
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Centaurea aspera

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Rough Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Rough Star-thistle
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.

Rough Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (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.