Boyacá Spiny Rat vs scarlet flame-bean

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Brownea coccinea

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while scarlet flame-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	scarlet flame-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Brownea
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Brownea coccinea

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

scarlet flame-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	scarlet flame-bean
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.

scarlet flame-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), India, and Seychelles.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia