Giant Jumping Rat vs Jack-bean

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Canavalia napaliensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Jack-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Canavalia
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Canavalia napaliensis

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Jack-bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Jack-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack-bean

Habitat

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