Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Red Sumac

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Rhus glabra

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Red Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Red Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Echimyidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Rhus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Rhus glabra

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Red Sumac
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.

Red Sumac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.