Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Crying Tree

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Euphorbia cupularis

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Crying Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Crying Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Euphorbia
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Euphorbia cupularis

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Crying Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Crying Tree
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.

Crying Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.