Central Australian Rock Rat vs Pine Jelly

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Exidia saccharina

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Pine Jelly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Exidia
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Pine Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.