| Zyzomys Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent
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| The Central rock rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Hydromyini |
| Genus: | Zyzomys Thomas, 1909 |
| Type species | |
| Mus argurus | |
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Zyzomys argurus | |
Zyzomys is a genus of rodents with unusually thick, long tails. Five species of the genus are known in Australia, where they are called rock rats or thick-tailed rats. The genus was classified by Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas in 1909.