Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs milk snail

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Otala lactea

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while milk snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	milk snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Echimyidae	Helicidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Otala
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Otala lactea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

milk snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	milk snail
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.

milk snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).

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.