Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Forked Aster

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhipidomys	Eurybia
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Forked Aster
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.

Forked Aster

Habitat

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

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.