Central Australian Rock Rat vs Streamside Swordfern

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Nephrolepis
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.