Central Australian Rock Rat vs Jack bean

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Jack 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	Canavalia
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Canavalia ensiformis

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

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.