Indomalayan Bamboo Rat vs Stinking willie

Rhizomys sumatrensis compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Indomalayan Bamboo 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 Spalacidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Rhizomys Jacobaea
Species Rhizomys sumatrensis Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Indomalayan Bamboo Rat Stinking willie
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

No description available.

Stinking willie

No description available.

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