Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Thatching grass

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Echimyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pattonomys	Hyparrhenia
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Thatching grass
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.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.