Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Persistent Trillium

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Trillium persistens

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Persistent Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Persistent Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Echimyidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Trillium
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Trillium persistens

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Persistent Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Persistent Trillium
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.

Persistent Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.