Central Australian Rock Rat vs spring squill

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Scilla verna

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	spring squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Scilla
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Scilla verna

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

spring squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	spring squill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring squill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.