Giant Jumping Rat vs Narrow-leaved Arrowhead

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Sagittaria subulata

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Narrow-leaved Arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Narrow-leaved Arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Sagittaria
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Sagittaria subulata

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Narrow-leaved Arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Narrow-leaved Arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-leaved Arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Colombia).