Central Australian Rock Rat vs iron-grass

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	iron-grass
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)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Spermacoce
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	iron-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.