Central Australian Rock Rat vs River Maple

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	River Maple
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)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Acer
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	River Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.