Central rock rat
| Central rock rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific 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, 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.