Brown Pine Lacewing vs Brown Rat

Hemerobius stigma compared with Rattus norvegicus

Key Differences

• Brown Pine Lacewing is Not Evaluated while Brown Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Pine Lacewing	Brown Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Neuroptera (Neuroptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hemerobiidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hemerobius	Rattus
Species	Hemerobius stigma	Rattus norvegicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Pine Lacewing and Brown Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Pine Lacewing

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Pine Lacewing	Brown Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Pine Lacewing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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).

Brown Pine Lacewing

The Brown Pine Lacewing (Hemerobius stigma) is a species in the genus Hemerobius. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States