Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Plains Pocket 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	Heteromyidae
Genus	Pattonomys	Perognathus
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Perognathus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Plains Pocket 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.

Plains Pocket 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.