Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Child’s Rice Rat

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Nephelomys childi

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Echimyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Nephelomys
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Nephelomys childi

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Child’s Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Nagetiere)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Child’s Rice Rat
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.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.

Child’s Rice Rat

The Child’s Rice Rat (Nephelomys childi) is a species in the genus Nephelomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.