Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Stinking Inkcap

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Coprinopsis narcotica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Stinking Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Echimyidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Coprinopsis
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Coprinopsis narcotica

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Stinking Inkcap
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.

Stinking Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.