Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Crested servaline genet

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Genetta cristata

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Crested servaline genet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Crested servaline genet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Echimyidae	Viverridae
Genus	Pattonomys	Genetta
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Genetta cristata

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Crested servaline genet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Crested servaline genet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Crested servaline genet
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.

Crested servaline genet

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.