Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Sturnira magna

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Echimyidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Sturnira
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Sturnira magna

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat
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.

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.