Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Large False Serotine

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Large False Serotine
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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Hesperoptenus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Large False Serotine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Large False Serotine
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.

Large False Serotine

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.