Chinaroot vs Giant Jumping Rat

Smilax china compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Smilacaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Smilax	Hypogeomys
Species	Smilax china	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Giant Jumping Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.