Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Devil Maple

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Acer diabolicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Devil Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Acer
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Acer diabolicum

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Devil Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Devil Maple
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.

Devil Maple

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.