Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Forked Aster

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Echimyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pattonomys	Eurybia
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Forked Aster
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.

Forked Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.