Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Apodemus speciosus

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Large Japanese Field Mouse
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pattonomys	Apodemus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Apodemus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Large Japanese Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Large Japanese Field Mouse
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.

Large Japanese Field Mouse

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.