Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Malagasy civet

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Malagasy civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Echimyidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Pattonomys	Fossa
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Malagasy civet
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.

Malagasy civet

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.