Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Eothenomys olitor

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Black-eared Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Eothenomys
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Eothenomys olitor

Evolutionary Relationship

Albuja’s Climbing Rat and Black-eared Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Black-eared Red-backed Vole
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.

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

The Black-eared Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys olitor) is a species in the genus Eothenomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.