Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Rhinolophus sinicus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Echimyidae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Rhinolophus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Rhinolophus sinicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

The Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat (Pattonomys carrikeri) is a species in the genus Pattonomys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

The Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sinicus) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.