Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Rock soapwort

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Saponaria ocymoides

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Rock soapwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Rock soapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Echimyidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Saponaria
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Saponaria ocymoides

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Rock soapwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Rock soapwort
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.

Rock soapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.