Giant Jumping Rat vs Jelly Rot

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Jelly Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Jelly Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Meruliaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Phlebia
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Jelly Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.