Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Cotoneaster Webworm

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Athrips rancidella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Cotoneaster Webworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Echimyidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Athrips
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Athrips rancidella

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Cotoneaster Webworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Cotoneaster Webworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Cotoneaster Webworm
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.

Cotoneaster Webworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.