Giant Jumping Rat vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nesomyidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Dorocordulia
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Jumping Rat and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.