Giant Jumping Rat vs Stinking iris

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Nesomyidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Iris
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Jumping Rat and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).