Giant Jumping Rat vs Tan Ear

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Otidea
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.