Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Broadbacked stingaree

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Urolophus expansus

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Broadbacked stingaree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Broadbacked stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Urolophus
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Urolophus expansus

Evolutionary Relationship

Albuja’s Climbing Rat and Broadbacked stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Broadbacked stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Broadbacked stingaree
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.

Broadbacked stingaree

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.

Broadbacked stingaree

The Broadbacked stingaree (Urolophus expansus) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.