Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Pouch Cup

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Peziza saccardoana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Pouch Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Echimyidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Peziza
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Peziza saccardoana

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Pouch Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Pouch Cup
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.

Pouch Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.