Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Marmosa Elegante

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Thylamys elegans

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Marmosa Elegante is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Marmosa Elegante
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Echimyidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Thylamys
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Thylamys elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Marmosa Elegante share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Marmosa Elegante

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Marmosa Elegante
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.

Marmosa Elegante

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.