Central Australian Rock Rat vs small square-spot

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Diarsia rubi

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while small square-spot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	small square-spot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Noctuidae
Genus	Zyzomys	Diarsia
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Diarsia rubi

Evolutionary Relationship

Central Australian Rock Rat and small square-spot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

small square-spot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	small square-spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small square-spot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.