Giant Jumping Rat vs Tumbling Puffball

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nesomyidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Bovista
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.