Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Pink Discus

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Cricetidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Aleurodiscus
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.