Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs lesser grison

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Galictis cuja

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while lesser grison is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	lesser grison
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cricetidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Rhipidomys	Galictis
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Galictis cuja

Evolutionary Relationship

Albuja’s Climbing Rat and lesser grison share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

lesser grison

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	lesser grison
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.

lesser grison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.