Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Nimba otter shrew

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Micropotamogale lamottei

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Nimba otter shrew is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Nimba otter shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Echimyidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Micropotamogale
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Micropotamogale lamottei

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Nimba otter shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Nimba otter shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Nimba otter shrew
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.

Nimba otter shrew

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.