Giant Jumping Rat vs Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Elaphomyces citrinus

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Elaphomyces
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Elaphomyces citrinus

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces