Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Cupped Ear

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Echimyidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Otidea
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.