Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Trailing St. Johnswort

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Hypericum humifusum

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Trailing St. Johnswort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Trailing St. Johnswort
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 humifusum

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Trailing St. Johnswort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Trailing St. Johnswort
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.

Trailing St. Johnswort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.