Boyacá Spiny Rat vs storax

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Styrax officinalis

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while storax is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	storax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Echimyidae	Styracaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Styrax
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Styrax officinalis

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

storax

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	storax
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.

storax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal, and United Kingdom.

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.