Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs dooryard sowbug

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Echimyidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Porcellio
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.