Central Australian Rock Rat vs Rusty Snaketail

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gomphidae
Genus	Zyzomys	Ophiogomphus
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Central Australian Rock Rat and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Rusty Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.