Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Pale Milkcap

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Lactarius pallidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Pale Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Cricetidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Lactarius
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Lactarius pallidus

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Pale Milkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Pale Milkcap
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.

Pale Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.