Giant Jumping Rat vs Sandy Laccaria

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Sandy Laccaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nesomyidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Laccaria
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Sandy Laccaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.