Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Peking cotoneaster

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Cotoneaster acutifolius

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Peking cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Peking cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Rhipidomys	Cotoneaster
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Cotoneaster acutifolius

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Peking cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Peking cotoneaster
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.

Peking cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Germany, Norway, and United States.

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.