Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Cladonia merochlorophaea

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Echimyidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Cladonia
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Cladonia merochlorophaea

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
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.

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.