Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Dioctria linearis

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Small Yellow-legged Robberfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Echimyidae	Asilidae
Genus	Proechimys	Dioctria
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Dioctria linearis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boyacá Spiny Rat and Small Yellow-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
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.

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.