Giant Jumping Rat vs mountain spike-moss

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Selaginella densa

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while mountain spike-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	mountain spike-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Selaginella
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Selaginella densa

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain spike-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	mountain spike-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain spike-moss

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Canada.