Central Australian Rock Rat vs goldthread

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Coptis teeta

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while goldthread is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	goldthread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Coptis
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Coptis teeta

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

goldthread

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	goldthread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

goldthread

Habitat

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

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.