Giant Jumping Rat vs yellow saraca

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Saraca thaipingensis

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while yellow saraca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	yellow saraca
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	Saraca
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Saraca thaipingensis

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

yellow saraca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow saraca

Habitat

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