Giant Jumping Rat vs Wire With

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Wire With is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nesomyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Desmodium
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.