Giant Jumping Rat vs Mung-bean

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Vigna radiata

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Mung-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Mung-bean
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	Vigna
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Vigna radiata

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mung-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Mung-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mung-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil).