Central Australian Rock Rat vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Rauvolfia
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.