Giant Jumping Rat vs southern elder

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Sambucus
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.