Central Australian Rock Rat vs Species code: Hs

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Halophila
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Species code: Hs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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.