Giant Jumping Rat vs Headfly

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Muscidae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Hydrotaea
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Jumping Rat and Headfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Headfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.