Central Australian Rock Rat vs lemon thyme

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Thymus
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	lemon thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.