Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Four-toed Jerboa

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Four-toed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Echimyidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Allactaga
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Allactaga tetradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Four-toed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Four-toed Jerboa
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.

Four-toed Jerboa

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.