Giant Jumping Rat vs mulungú

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Erythrina verna

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while mulungú is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	mulungú
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Erythrina
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Erythrina verna

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

mulungú

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	mulungú
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mulungú

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.