Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Little Ground Squirrel

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Echimyidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pattonomys	Spermophilus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Little Ground Squirrel
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.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

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.