Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Spring Pea

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Lathyrus vernus

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Spring Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Spring Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Lathyrus
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Spring Pea
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.

Spring Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.