Cork Elm vs Giant Jumping Rat

Ulmus thomasii compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Cork Elm is Least Concern while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cork Elm	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ulmaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Ulmus	Hypogeomys
Species	Ulmus thomasii	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Cork Elm

LC — Least Concern

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cork Elm	Giant Jumping Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cork Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.