Bermuda buttercup vs Brown Rat

Oxalis pes-caprae compared with Rattus norvegicus

Key Differences

• Bermuda buttercup is Not Evaluated while Brown Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda buttercup	Brown Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Oxalis	Rattus
Species	Oxalis pes-caprae	Rattus norvegicus

Conservation Status

Bermuda buttercup

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda buttercup	Brown Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda buttercup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco), Asia (8 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Brown Rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (15 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Bermuda buttercup

The Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) is a species in the genus Oxalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Brown Rat

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 25 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇱 Chile 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States