Proechimys chrysaeolus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	ECHIMYIDAE

Scientific Name:	Proechimys chrysaeolus
Species Authority:	(Thomas, 1898)
Common Name/s: English – Boyaca Spiny Rat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Tirira, D., Boada, C., Weksler, M., Anderson, R.P. & Gómez-Laverde, M.
Reviewer/s:	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification: This species is listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on status and ecological requirements.
History:	1996 – Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in eastern Colombia (Woods and Kilpatrick, 2005). It is found from 100 to 500 m asl. (Alberico et al., 2000).
Countries:	Native: Colombia
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no information available about the population status of this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This rat is nocturnal, terrestrial and solitary. It feeds on seeds, fruit, and a few leaves and insects. It occurs in primary forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Mining and agriculture have lead to significant deforestation and habitat loss at the type locality.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Further studies into the distribution, habitat, ecology and threats to this species are needed.

Bibliography [top]

Alberico, M., Cadena, A., Hernández-Camacho, J. and Muñoz-Saba, Y. 2000. Mamíferos (Synapsida: Theria) de Colombia. Biota Colombiana 1(1): 43-75. Woods, C. A. and Kilpatrick, C. W. 2005. Infraorder Hystricognathi. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 1538-1599. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.