Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Variable Flying Fox

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Echimyidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pattonomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Variable Flying Fox
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 Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.