Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Dark Pincertail

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Onychogomphus assimilis

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Dark Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Dark Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Echimyidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Onychogomphus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Onychogomphus assimilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Dark Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Dark Pincertail
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.

Dark Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.