Giant Jumping Rat vs netted iris

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Iris reticulata

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while netted iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	netted iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Nesomyidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Iris
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Iris reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

netted iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	netted iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

netted iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, India, Norway, and Sweden.