Giant Jumping Rat vs kaffir-lime

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Citrus hystrix

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while kaffir-lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	kaffir-lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Citrus
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Citrus hystrix

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

kaffir-lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	kaffir-lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

kaffir-lime

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Laos, and Seychelles.