Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Stinking Tutsan

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Hypericum hircinum

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Stinking Tutsan is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Stinking Tutsan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Hypericum
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Hypericum hircinum

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Tutsan

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Stinking Tutsan
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.

Stinking Tutsan

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 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.