Boyacá Spiny Rat vs water dock

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Echimyidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Rumex
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 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.