Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Gray Flying Fox

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Echimyidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pattonomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Gray Flying Fox
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.

Gray Flying Fox

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.