Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Chinese Shrew Mole

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Chinese Shrew Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Echimyidae	Talpidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Uropsilus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Uropsilus soricipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Chinese Shrew Mole
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 Shrew Mole

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 Shrew Mole

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.