Boyacá Spiny Rat vs wild madder

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Echimyidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Rubia
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	wild madder
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.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.