Central Australian Rock Rat vs Keeled wormseed

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Keeled wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Dysphania
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Keeled wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.