Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs plain pug

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Eupithecia simpliciata

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while plain pug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	plain pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Echimyidae	Geometridae
Genus	Pattonomys	Eupithecia
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Eupithecia simpliciata

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and plain pug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

plain pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	plain pug
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.

plain pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.