Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Lined Hooktail

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Lined Hooktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Echimyidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Paragomphus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Paragomphus lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Lined Hooktail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Lined Hooktail
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.

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.