Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Redspored Dapperling

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Melanophyllum haematospermum

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Redspored Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Redspored Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Rhipidomys	Melanophyllum
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Melanophyllum haematospermum

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Redspored Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Redspored Dapperling
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.

Redspored Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, 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.