Boyacá Spiny Rat vs roundleaf toothcup

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Rotala rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while roundleaf toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	roundleaf toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Echimyidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Proechimys	Rotala
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Rotala rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

roundleaf toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	roundleaf toothcup
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.

roundleaf toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.

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.