Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Lacquered Bracket

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Ganoderma
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Lacquered Bracket
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.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (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.