Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Perodicticus calabarensis

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Arctocebus calabarensis

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Perodicticus calabarensis is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Perodicticus calabarensis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Echimyidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Arctocebus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Arctocebus calabarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Perodicticus calabarensis

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Perodicticus calabarensis
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.

Perodicticus calabarensis

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.