Zyzomys
# Zyzomys

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
