Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Guam Flying Fox

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Guam 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 tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Guam 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.

Guam 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.