Central Australian Rock Rat vs lance-leaf arrowhead

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Sagittaria lancifolia

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while lance-leaf arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	lance-leaf arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Sagittaria
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Sagittaria lancifolia

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

lance-leaf arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	lance-leaf arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lance-leaf arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, France, and Romania.

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.