Central Australian Rock Rat vs Wire With

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Wire With is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Wire With
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	Desmodium
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.