Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs dusky leaf monkey

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Trachypithecus obscurus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while dusky leaf monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	dusky leaf monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Echimyidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pattonomys	Trachypithecus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Trachypithecus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and dusky leaf monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

dusky leaf monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	dusky leaf monkey
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.

dusky leaf monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.