Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs White Chilte

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Cnidoscolus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	White Chilte
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.

White Chilte

Habitat

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

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.