Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Variable Chafer

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Echimyidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Gnorimus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.