Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Medellín Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Echimyidae	Soricidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Cryptotis
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Cryptotis medellinia

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Medellín Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
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.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.