Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Greyling Bracket

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Postia tephroleuca

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Greyling Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Greyling Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Echimyidae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Postia
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Postia tephroleuca

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Greyling Bracket
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.

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.