Central Australian Rock Rat vs Leafy Brain

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Phaeotremella foliacea

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Leafy Brain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Leafy Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Tremellomycetes (Tremellomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Tremellales (Tremellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tremellaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Phaeotremella
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Phaeotremella foliacea

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Leafy Brain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Leafy Brain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafy Brain

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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.