Giant Jumping Rat vs Stinking willie

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nesomyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hypogeomys	Jacobaea
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).