Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Short-Styled Field-Rose

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Rosa stylosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Short-Styled Field-Rose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Proechimys	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Rosa stylosa

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Short-Styled Field-Rose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Short-Styled Field-Rose
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-Styled Field-Rose

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal.

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.