Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Patagonian Weasel

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Lyncodon patagonicus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Patagonian Weasel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Patagonian Weasel
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	Lyncodon
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Lyncodon patagonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Patagonian Weasel
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.

Patagonian Weasel

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.