Giant Jumping Rat vs yellow flax

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Linum flavum

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while yellow flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	yellow flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Linaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Linum
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Linum flavum

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

yellow flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	yellow flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow flax

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Japan.