Giant Jumping Rat vs Orange Jelly Spot

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Orange Jelly Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Orange Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Dacrymyces
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Orange Jelly Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).