Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Splitpea Shanklet

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Collybia cookei

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Splitpea Shanklet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Splitpea Shanklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Echimyidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Collybia
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Collybia cookei

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Splitpea Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Splitpea Shanklet
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.

Splitpea Shanklet

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.