Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Smallflowered Milkvetch

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Astragalus nuttallianus

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Smallflowered Milkvetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Smallflowered Milkvetch
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	Astragalus
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Astragalus nuttallianus

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Smallflowered Milkvetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Smallflowered Milkvetch
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.

Smallflowered Milkvetch

Habitat

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

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.