Giant Jumping Rat vs Girdled Webcap

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Cortinarius trivialis

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Girdled Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Girdled Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Cortinarius
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Cortinarius trivialis

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Girdled Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Girdled Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.