Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Iherings three-striped opossum

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Monodelphis iheringi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Iherings three-striped opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Echimyidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Monodelphis
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Monodelphis iheringi

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Iherings three-striped opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Iherings three-striped opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Iherings three-striped opossum
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.

Iherings three-striped opossum

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.