Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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	Dipodidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Cardiocranius
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

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.