Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Devil weed

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Devil weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Sargassum
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Devil weed
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.

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and United States.

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.