Giant Jumping Rat vs Mottled Darner

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Aeshna clepsydra

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Mottled Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Mottled Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nesomyidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Aeshna
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Aeshna clepsydra

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Jumping Rat and Mottled Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Mottled Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.