Central Australian Rock Rat vs Pea Withe

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Rhynchosia reticulata

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Pea Withe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Pea Withe
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	Rhynchosia
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Rhynchosia reticulata

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Pea Withe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Pea Withe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pea Withe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.