Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Bastard Catclaw

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Microgramma lycopodioides

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Bastard Catclaw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Microgramma
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Microgramma lycopodioides

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Bastard Catclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

The Albuja’s Climbing Rat (Rhipidomys albujai) is a species in the genus Rhipidomys. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.