Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs flat-backed millipede

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Polydesmus complanatus

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while flat-backed millipede is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	flat-backed millipede
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Cricetidae	Polydesmidae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Polydesmus
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Polydesmus complanatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Albuja’s Climbing Rat and flat-backed millipede share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	flat-backed millipede
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.

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.