Owl s Spiny Rat vs Wire With

Carterodon sulcidens compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Owl s Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Wire With is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Owl s Spiny Rat	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Carterodon	Desmodium
Species	Carterodon sulcidens	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Owl s Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Owl s Spiny Rat	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Owl s Spiny Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.