Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Dorocordulia
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Albuja’s Climbing Rat and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Racket-tailed Emerald
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.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.