Central Australian Rock Rat vs Goa-bean

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Psophocarpus
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, 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.