Central rock rat

Central rock rat
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Zyzomys
Species:
Z. pedunculatus
Binomial name
Zyzomys pedunculatus
(Waite, 1896)
      geographic range

The central rock rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus), also known as the central thick-tailed rock-rat, Macdonnell Range rock-rat, and Australian native mouse,[3] is a critically endangered species of rodent in the family Muridae, endemic to Australia.

It was first described as Conilurus pedunculatus in 1896 by E.R. Waite.[4]

  1. ^ Woinarski, J.; Burbidge, A.A. (2016). "Zyzomys pedunculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T23324A22456932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T23324A22456932.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference earth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Waite, E.R. (1896). "Muridae". Report on the work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. 2: 393–409. Wikidata Q123487903.