Central Australian Rock Rat vs Eleven-O'Clock

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Portulaca grandiflora

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Eleven-O'Clock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Eleven-O'Clock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Portulacaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Portulaca
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Portulaca grandiflora

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Eleven-O'Clock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Eleven-O'Clock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eleven-O'Clock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.