Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Tan Ear

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Otidea
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Tan Ear
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.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.