Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs sharp fig

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Ficus parietalis

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while sharp fig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	sharp fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Moraceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Ficus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Ficus parietalis

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

sharp fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	sharp fig
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.

sharp fig

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.