Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Three-lined Soldier

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Echimyidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Oxycera
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Three-lined Soldier
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.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.