Giant Jumping Rat vs Grooved Flax

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Linaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Linum
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.