Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Marsh Button

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Acleris lorquiniana

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Marsh Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Marsh Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Echimyidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Acleris
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Acleris lorquiniana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Marsh Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Marsh Button
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.

Marsh Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.