Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Dixie ticktrefoil

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Dixie ticktrefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Desmodium
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Desmodium tortuosum

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Dixie ticktrefoil
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.

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela