Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Mandarin Vole

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Mandarin Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Mandarin Vole
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Lasiopodomys
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Mandarin Vole
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.

Mandarin Vole

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.