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Central Rock-rat

Zyzomys pedunculatus

Classification

Family
Muridae

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.

Distribution

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