Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Serpentine Ironbark

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Eucalyptus ophitica

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Serpentine Ironbark is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Serpentine Ironbark
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Myrtales (Myrtenartige)
Family	Echimyidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Eucalyptus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Eucalyptus ophitica

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Serpentine Ironbark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Serpentine Ironbark
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.

Serpentine Ironbark

Habitat

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

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.