Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Duiquero de Jentink

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Duiquero de Jentink is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Duiquero de Jentink
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Echimyidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Pattonomys	Cephalophus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Duiquero de Jentink

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Duiquero de Jentink
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.

Duiquero de Jentink

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.