Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
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	Aeretes
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Aeretes melanopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
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.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

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.