Giant Jumping Rat vs limestone fern

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Gymnocarpium
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.