Owl s Spiny Rat vs Stinking willie

Carterodon sulcidens compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Owl s Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Owl 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	Carterodon	Jacobaea
Species	Carterodon sulcidens	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Owl s Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Owl s Spiny Rat	Stinking willie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Owl s Spiny 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).