# Central rock rat (*Zyzomys pedunculatus*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/central-rock-rat  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The central rock rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 100 g and live up to 6.91 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 100 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 6.91 years |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 7.5 years |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Active | At night (nocturnal) |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Conservation status | Critically Endangered (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Mammalia
- order: Rodentia
- family: Muridae
- genus: Zyzomys
- species: *Zyzomys pedunculatus* (Waite, 1896)

Synonyms: *Conilurus pedunculatus*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Australia

## Common questions

### How big is the central rock rat?

An adult central rock rat weighs 100 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the central rock rat live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the central rock rat for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### Is the central rock rat endangered?

The central rock rat is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

### How long does the central rock rat live?

The central rock rat has a recorded lifespan of 6.91 years.

### What kind of animal is the central rock rat?

The central rock rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.

## Sources

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- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org), per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed), 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence).
- [EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1), CC0 1.0, 1.0. Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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