Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Gray Short-tailed Bat
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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Carollia
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Carollia subrufa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Gray Short-tailed Bat
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 Short-tailed Bat

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.