Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs small-leaf cotoneaster

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Cotoneaster microphyllus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while small-leaf cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	small-leaf cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pattonomys	Cotoneaster
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Cotoneaster microphyllus

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

small-leaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	small-leaf cotoneaster
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.

small-leaf cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.