Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Drum Tree

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Cordia millenii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Drum Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Echimyidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Cordia
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Cordia millenii

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Drum Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Drum Tree
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.

Drum Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.