Giant Jumping Rat vs Gray Elm

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Ulmus rubra

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Gray Elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Gray Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Ulmaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Ulmus
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Ulmus rubra

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Gray Elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.