Giant Jumping Rat vs Red pea

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Lathyrus cicera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Red pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Lathyrus
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Lathyrus cicera

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Red pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).