Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs lion-tailed macaque

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Macaca silenus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while lion-tailed macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	lion-tailed macaque
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	Macaca
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Macaca silenus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and lion-tailed macaque share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

lion-tailed macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	lion-tailed macaque
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.

lion-tailed macaque

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.