Central Australian Rock Rat vs

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Sphingomonas flava

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Central Australian Rock Rat
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Sphingomonadaceae
Genus Zyzomys Sphingomonas
Species Zyzomys pedunculatus Sphingomonas flava

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Central Australian Rock Rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.

Sphingomonas flava is a yellow-pigmented, gram-negative bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae. It inhabits soil and freshwater environments and, like other members of the genus, possesses sphingolipids in its outer membrane that distinguish it from most other gram-negative bacteria. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

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