Central Australian Rock Rat vs rough-leaf hydrangea

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Hydrangea aspera

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while rough-leaf hydrangea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	rough-leaf hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Hydrangea
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Hydrangea aspera

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

rough-leaf hydrangea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	rough-leaf hydrangea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough-leaf hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.