Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs pliant lettuce

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhipidomys	Lactuca
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	pliant lettuce
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.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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

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.