Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Rainpool Spreadwing

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Lestes forficula

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Rainpool Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Rainpool Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Echimyidae	Lestidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Lestes
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Lestes forficula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Rainpool Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Rainpool Spreadwing
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.

Rainpool Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.