Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Zorro Volador de Queensland

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Zorro Volador de Queensland is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Zorro Volador de Queensland
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pattonomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Zorro Volador de Queensland

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Zorro Volador de Queensland
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.

Zorro Volador de Queensland

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.