Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Dasyuromorphia (Raubbeutlerartige)
Family	Echimyidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pattonomys	Sminthopsis
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Gray-bellied dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Gray-bellied dunnart
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.

Gray-bellied dunnart

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.