Giant Jumping Rat vs Red Lauan

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Red Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Red Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Shorea
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Shorea negrosensis

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

Habitat

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