Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Cryptotis brachyonyx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Echimyidae	Soricidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Cryptotis
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Cryptotis brachyonyx

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew
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.

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

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.