Boyacá Spiny Rat vs limón agrio

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while limón agrio is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	limón agrio
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 aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

limón agrio

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	limón agrio
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.

limón agrio

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia