Giant Jumping Rat vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nesomyidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Platyrrhinus
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Platyrrhinus helleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Jumping Rat and Heller's Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.