Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Mountain Coati

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Echimyidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Pattonomys	Nasua
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela