Giant Jumping Rat vs Spanish elm

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Cordia alliodora

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Spanish elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Cordia
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Spanish elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).