Giant Jumping Rat vs Graham's manihot

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Manihot grahamii

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Graham's manihot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Graham's manihot
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	Manihot
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Manihot grahamii

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Graham's manihot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Graham's manihot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Graham's manihot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Belgium), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).