Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs North American Badger

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Echimyidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Pattonomys	Taxidea
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

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.