Giant Jumping Rat vs Gum-elemi

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Bursera
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.