Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Cercopithecus petaurista

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Echimyidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pattonomys	Cercopithecus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Cercopithecus petaurista

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
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.

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

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.