Nutmeg vs Owl s Spiny Rat

Myristica fragrans compared with Carterodon sulcidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nutmeg	Owl s Spiny Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Myristicaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Myristica	Carterodon
Species	Myristica fragrans	Carterodon sulcidens

Conservation Status

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Owl s Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nutmeg	Owl s Spiny Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).