Central Australian Rock Rat vs stink aster

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Dittrichia graveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	stink aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Zyzomys	Dittrichia
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Dittrichia graveolens

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

stink aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	stink aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

stink aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.