Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Cornflag

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Gladiolus communis

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Cornflag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Cornflag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Echimyidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Gladiolus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Gladiolus communis

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Cornflag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Cornflag
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.

Cornflag

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

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.