Fishtail Cup vs Giant Jumping Rat

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Discinaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Gyromitra	Hypogeomys
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Giant Jumping Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.