Giant Jumping Rat vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nesomyidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Carollia
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Carollia subrufa

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Jumping Rat and Gray Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.