Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pattonomys	Notomys
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Notomys mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Darling Downs Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Nagetiere)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
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.

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.