Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Pick-A-Back Toadstool

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Asterophora lycoperdoides

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Pick-A-Back Toadstool is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Pick-A-Back Toadstool
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Echimyidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Asterophora
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Asterophora lycoperdoides

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Pick-A-Back Toadstool

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Pick-A-Back Toadstool
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.

Pick-A-Back Toadstool

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.