Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Red pea

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Lathyrus cicera

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Red pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Red pea
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Lathyrus
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Lathyrus cicera

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Red pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Red pea
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.

Red pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.