Giant Jumping Rat vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Nesomyidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Sminthopsis
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Jumping Rat and Hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.