Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Welsh polypody

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Welsh polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Polypodium
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Polypodium cambricum

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Welsh polypody
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.

Welsh polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.