Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Small Pond-Lily

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Nuphar microphylla

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Small Pond-Lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Small Pond-Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Nymphaeales (Seerosenartige)
Family	Echimyidae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Nuphar
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Nuphar microphylla

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Small Pond-Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Small Pond-Lily
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.

Small Pond-Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.