Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Field Maple

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Acer campestre

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Field Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Field Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Acer
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Acer campestre

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Field Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Field Maple
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.

Field Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.