Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs slender-leaf marigold

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Tagetes tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while slender-leaf marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	slender-leaf marigold
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	Tagetes
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Tagetes tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

slender-leaf marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	slender-leaf marigold
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.

slender-leaf marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.