Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs floating hook moss

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Warnstorfia fluitans

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while floating hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	floating hook moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Echimyidae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Warnstorfia
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Warnstorfia fluitans

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	floating hook moss
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 hook moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.