Giant Jumping Rat vs Streamside Swordfern

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Nephrolepis
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.