Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Window Gnat

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Echimyidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Sylvicola
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.