Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Cutnut

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Barringtonia edulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Cutnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Echimyidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Barringtonia
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Barringtonia edulis

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Cutnut
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.

Cutnut

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.