Big-eared Odorous Frog vs Brown Rat

Odorrana gigatympana compared with Rattus norvegicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Odorous Frog	Brown Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ranidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Odorrana	Rattus
Species	Odorrana gigatympana	Rattus norvegicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Odorous Frog and Brown Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Odorous Frog

LC — Least Concern

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Odorous Frog	Brown Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Odorous Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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).

Big-eared Odorous Frog

The Big-eared Odorous Frog (Odorrana gigatympana) is a species in the genus Odorrana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.