Central Australian Rock Rat vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Ragged Pseudocyphellaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lobariaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.