Giant Jumping Rat vs negrohead

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Annona purpurea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	negrohead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Annona
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Annona purpurea

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

negrohead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

negrohead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.