Owl s Spiny Rat vs Year Bean

Carterodon sulcidens compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Owl s Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Owl s Spiny Rat	Year Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Carterodon sulcidens	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Owl s Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Owl s Spiny Rat	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Owl s Spiny Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.