Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Fringed dodder

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Echimyidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Cuscuta
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.