Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Clouded Yellow

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Colias croceus

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Clouded Yellow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pieridae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Colias
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Colias croceus

Evolutionary Relationship

Albuja’s Climbing Rat and Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Clouded Yellow
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.

Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (40 countries).

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.

Clouded Yellow

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.