Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Echimyidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pattonomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Pteropus woodfordi

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Dwarf Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Dwarf Flying Fox
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.

Dwarf Flying Fox

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.