Central Australian Rock Rat vs ground-pine

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	ground-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Ajuga
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	ground-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.