Giant Jumping Rat vs Red Alder

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Nesomyidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Alnus
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).