Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Sweetscented marigold

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Tagetes lucida

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Sweetscented marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Sweetscented marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Echimyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Proechimys	Tagetes
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Tagetes lucida

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Sweetscented marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Sweetscented marigold
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.

Sweetscented marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, and United States.

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.