Giant Jumping Rat vs Japanese Water Shrew

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)
Family	Nesomyidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Chimarrogale
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Jumping Rat and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.