Boyacá Spiny Rat vs white evening-primrose

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Oenothera speciosa

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while white evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	white evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Echimyidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Proechimys	Oenothera
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Oenothera speciosa

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

white evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	white evening-primrose
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.

white evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), 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.