Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Tumbling Puffball

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Echimyidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Bovista
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Tumbling Puffball
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.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.