Brown Rat vs Fringed Cup

Rattus norvegicus compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Rattus	Encoelia
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Fringed Cup
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).

Fringed Cup

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.