Cuvier s Spiny-rat vs Stinking willie

Proechimys cuvieri compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Echimyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Proechimys	Jacobaea
Species	Proechimys cuvieri	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Stinking willie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).