Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat vs Tiny vetch

Pattonomys punctatus compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat	Tiny vetch
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	Vicia
Species	Pattonomys punctatus	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat	Tiny vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).