Giant Jumping Rat vs high arctic dandelion

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Taraxacum hyparcticum

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while high arctic dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	high arctic dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nesomyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hypogeomys	Taraxacum
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Taraxacum hyparcticum

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

high arctic dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	high arctic dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

high arctic dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.