vs Giant Jumping Rat

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Microcystaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Hypogeomys
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aphanocapsa holsatica is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, forming small, diffuse colonies of spherical cells embedded in a colorless mucilaginous matrix. It inhabits the plankton of oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes.