black rat vs Giant Jumping Rat

Rattus rattus compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• black rat is Extinct while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black rat	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nesomyidae
Genus	Rattus	Hypogeomys
Species	Rattus rattus	Hypogeomys antimena

Evolutionary Relationship

black rat and Giant Jumping Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

black rat

EX — Extinct

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black rat	Giant Jumping Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black rat

The Black rat (Rattus rattus) is a species in the genus Rattus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.