Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Jingying Tianshu

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Microtus limnophilus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Jingying Tianshu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Jingying Tianshu
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Echimyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Microtus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Microtus limnophilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Jingying Tianshu share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Jingying Tianshu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Jingying Tianshu
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.

Jingying Tianshu

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.