Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Floating Bur-Reed

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Echimyidae	Typhaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Sparganium
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Floating Bur-Reed
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.

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.