Boyacá Spiny Rat vs short-stem iris

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Echimyidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Proechimys	Iris
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boyacá Spiny Rat and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	short-stem iris
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.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.