Brown Rat vs Cryptic Wood White

Rattus norvegicus compared with Leptidea juvernica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Cryptic Wood White
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pieridae
Genus	Rattus	Leptidea
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Leptidea juvernica

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Rat and Cryptic Wood White share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Cryptic Wood White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Cryptic Wood White
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Cryptic Wood White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

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.