Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Variableleaf yellowcress

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Rorippa indica

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Variableleaf yellowcress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Variableleaf yellowcress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Echimyidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Rorippa
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Rorippa indica

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Variableleaf yellowcress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Variableleaf yellowcress
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.

Variableleaf yellowcress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.