Giant Jumping Rat vs Greenland willow

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Salix arctophila

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Greenland willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Greenland willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Salix
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Salix arctophila

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Greenland willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Greenland willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greenland willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.