Boyacá Spiny Rat vs amor-do-campo

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while amor-do-campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	amor-do-campo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Desmodium
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

amor-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	amor-do-campo
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.

amor-do-campo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.