Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Grayish Button Lichen

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Diplotomma alboatrum

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Grayish Button Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Grayish Button Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Echimyidae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Diplotomma
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Diplotomma alboatrum

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Grayish Button Lichen
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.

Grayish Button Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.