Central Australian Rock Rat vs Tiny vetch

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Tiny vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Zyzomys	Vicia
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Tiny vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.