Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Remote Spiderhead

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Serruria rostellaris

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Remote Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Remote Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Echimyidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Serruria
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Serruria rostellaris

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Remote Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Remote Spiderhead
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.

Remote Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.