Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Spanish elm

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Cordia alliodora

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Spanish elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Echimyidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Cordia
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Spanish elm
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 elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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