Boyacá Spiny Rat vs short-ray fleabane

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Erigeron lonchophyllus

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while short-ray fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	short-ray fleabane
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	Erigeron
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Erigeron lonchophyllus

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

short-ray fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	short-ray fleabane
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.

short-ray fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.