Giant Jumping Rat vs lemon thyme

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Thymus
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	lemon thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).