Giant Jumping Rat vs Limette

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Limette
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Nesomyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Citrus
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Limette

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).