Giant Jumping Rat vs Gout stalk

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Jatropha podagrica

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Gout stalk is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Gout stalk
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	Jatropha
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Jatropha podagrica

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Gout stalk

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Gout stalk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gout stalk

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).