Giant Jumping Rat vs Jack bean

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

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 ensiformis

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

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.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).