Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Myodes
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Albuja’s Climbing Rat and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Northern Red-backed Vole
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.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, 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.