Boyacá Spiny Rat vs kaffir-lime

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Citrus hystrix

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while kaffir-lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	kaffir-lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Citrus
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Citrus hystrix

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

kaffir-lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	kaffir-lime
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.

kaffir-lime

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Laos, and Seychelles.

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.