Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Northern Rock Deermouse

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Peromyscus nasutus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Northern Rock Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Northern Rock Deermouse
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Peromyscus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Peromyscus nasutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Rock Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Northern Rock Deermouse
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 Rock Deermouse

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.