Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Stinging Nettle Tree

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Dendrocnide harveyi

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Stinging Nettle Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Stinging Nettle Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Dendrocnide
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Dendrocnide harveyi

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Stinging Nettle Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Stinging Nettle Tree
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.

Stinging Nettle Tree

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.