Brown Rat vs Florida Yew

Rattus norvegicus compared with Taxus floridana

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while Florida Yew is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Florida Yew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Taxaceae
Genus	Rattus	Taxus
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Taxus floridana

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Florida Yew

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Florida Yew
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).

Florida Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.