Scientific name Zyzomys Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Superfamily Muroidea Subfamily Murinae Higher classification Murinae | |
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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. They were discovered by Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas in 1909.
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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.
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