Giant Jumping Rat vs Mountain Aster

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nesomyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hypogeomys	Oclemena
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.