Central Australian Rock Rat vs Drummond's cinquefoil

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Potentilla drummondii

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Drummond's cinquefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Drummond's cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Zyzomys	Potentilla
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Potentilla drummondii

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Drummond's cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Drummond's cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drummond's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Central Australian Rock Rat

The Central Australian Rock Rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) is a species in the genus Zyzomys. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.