Giant Jumping Rat vs Painted Suillus

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Suillus
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.