Owl s Spiny Rat vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Carterodon sulcidens compared with Sargus flavipes

Key Differences

• Owl s Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Yellow-legged Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Owl s Spiny Rat	Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Echimyidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Carterodon	Sargus
Species	Carterodon sulcidens	Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Owl s Spiny Rat and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Owl s Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Owl s Spiny Rat	Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Owl s Spiny Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.