Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Wire With

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Wire With is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Echimyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Desmodium
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Wire With
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.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.