Giant Jumping Rat vs mat alumroot

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Heuchera cylindrica

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while mat alumroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	mat alumroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Heuchera
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Heuchera cylindrica

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

mat alumroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	mat alumroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mat alumroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Sweden.