Giant Jumping Rat vs Yarrow

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Achillea crithmifolia

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Yarrow
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	Achillea
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Achillea crithmifolia

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Yarrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).