Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Spanish Ash

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Inga ingoides

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Spanish Ash is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Spanish Ash
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	Inga
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Inga ingoides

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Spanish Ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Spanish Ash
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.

Spanish Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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