Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Dark-triangle Button

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Acleris laterana

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Dark-triangle Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Dark-triangle Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Echimyidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Acleris
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Acleris laterana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Dark-triangle Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Dark-triangle Button
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-triangle Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.