Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Fishing Cat

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Fishing Cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Echimyidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Pattonomys	Prionailurus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Prionailurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Fishing Cat
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.

Fishing Cat

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.