Giant Jumping Rat vs Squirrel Corn

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Dicentra
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.