Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Round ray

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Irolita waitii

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Round ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Irolita
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Irolita waitii

Evolutionary Relationship

Albuja’s Climbing Rat and Round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Round ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Round ray
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.

Round ray

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.