Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Stygian Shadowdragon

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Neurocordulia yamaskanensis

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Stygian Shadowdragon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Stygian Shadowdragon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Echimyidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Neurocordulia
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Neurocordulia yamaskanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Stygian Shadowdragon share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Stygian Shadowdragon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Stygian Shadowdragon
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.

Stygian Shadowdragon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.