Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Chacoan Mara

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Dolichotis salinicola

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Chacoan Mara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Chacoan Mara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Echimyidae	Caviidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Dolichotis
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Dolichotis salinicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Chacoan Mara share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Chacoan Mara
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.

Chacoan Mara

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.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.