Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Echimyidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Pattonomys	Lepilemur
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

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.