Central Australian Rock Rat vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Australian Rock Rat	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Rodentia (грызуны)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Zyzomys	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Central Australian Rock Rat and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (грызуны)

Conservation Status

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Australian Rock Rat	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.