Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs False Dotted Border

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Belenois thysa

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while False Dotted Border is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	False Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Echimyidae	Pieridae
Genus	Pattonomys	Belenois
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	False Dotted Border
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.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.