Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Desmodium intortum

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Greenleaf ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Desmodium
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Desmodium intortum

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Greenleaf ticktrefoil
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.

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).

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.