Central Australian Rock Rat vs Fawn Starweb

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Asterostroma cervicolor

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Fawn Starweb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Fawn Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Asterostroma
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Asterostroma cervicolor

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Fawn Starweb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

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.