Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Broad-footed Rhipidomys

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Rhipidomys latimanus

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Broad-footed Rhipidomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Broad-footed Rhipidomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus same	Rhipidomys	Rhipidomys
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Rhipidomys latimanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Albuja’s Climbing Rat and Broad-footed Rhipidomys share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rhipidomys.

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Broad-footed Rhipidomys
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.

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

The Broad-footed Rhipidomys (Rhipidomys latimanus) is a species in the genus Rhipidomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador