Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Olive-colored Akodont

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Abrothrix olivaceus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Olive-colored Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Olive-colored Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Echimyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Abrothrix
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Abrothrix olivaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Olive-colored Akodont share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Olive-colored Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Olive-colored Akodont
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.

Olive-colored Akodont

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.