| Zyzomys Temporal range:Late Pliocene - Recent | |
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| TheCentral rock rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Hydromyini |
| Genus: | Zyzomys Thomas, 1909 |
| Type species | |
| Mus argurus | |
| Species | |
Zyzomys argurus | |
Zyzomys is agenus ofrodents with unusually thick, long tails. Fivespecies of thegenus are known in Australia, where they are calledrock rats orthick-tailed rats. The genus was classified byMichael Rogers Oldfield Thomas in 1909.
There are five known species of rock-rat.[1] The central rock rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) was once believed to be extinct until rediscovered in 1996.
