Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Heath Threadwort

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Cephaloziella stellulifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Heath Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Echimyidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Cephaloziella
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Cephaloziella stellulifera

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Heath Threadwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Heath Threadwort
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.

Heath Threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

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.