Giant Jumping Rat vs Muscoid fly

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Delia radicum

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Muscoid fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Muscoid fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Delia
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Delia radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Muscoid fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Muscoid fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Muscoid fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.