Giant Jumping Rat vs Gingham-golfball

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Euphorbia obesa

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Gingham-golfball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Gingham-golfball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Euphorbia
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Euphorbia obesa

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Gingham-golfball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Gingham-golfball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gingham-golfball

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.