Giant Jumping Rat vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nesomyidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hypogeomys	Belomys
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Belomys pearsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Jumping Rat and Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.