Giant Jumping Rat vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Sargus flavipes

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Yellow-legged Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Sargus
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Jumping Rat and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.