Central Australian Rock Rat vs Red Sumac

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Rhus glabra

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Red Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Red Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Rhus
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Rhus glabra

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Red Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.