Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Gray Marmot

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Gray Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Echimyidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pattonomys	Marmota
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Marmota baibacina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Gray Marmot
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.

Gray Marmot

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.