Rat à grosse queue vs Major s Pine Vole

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Microtus majori

Key Differences

• Rat à grosse queue is Critically Endangered while Major s Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat à grosse queue	Major s Pine Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Zyzomys	Microtus
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Microtus majori

Evolutionary Relationship

Rat à grosse queue and Major s Pine Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Rat à grosse queue

CR — Critically Endangered

Major s Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat à grosse queue	Major s Pine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rat à grosse queue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Major s Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rat à grosse queue

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.