Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Japanese Water Shrew

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Echimyidae	Soricidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Chimarrogale
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

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.