Giant Jumping Rat vs saline atriplex

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Atriplex dioica

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while saline atriplex is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	saline atriplex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Atriplex
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Atriplex dioica

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

saline atriplex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	saline atriplex
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

saline atriplex

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.