Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Ooldea dunnart

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Echimyidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pattonomys	Sminthopsis
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Ooldea dunnart
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.

Ooldea dunnart

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.