Zyzomys
Sign in to saveZyzomys 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.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyMuridae
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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.
==Taxonomy== There are five known species of rock-rat. The central rock rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) was once believed to be extinct until rediscovered in 1996. Silver-tailed rock rat, Zyzomys argurus Arnhem Land rock rat, Zyzomys maini Carpentarian rock rat, Zyzomys palatilis Central rock rat, Zyzomys pedunculatus Kimberley rock rat, Zyzomys woodwardi