Brown Rat vs Species code: Hs

Rattus norvegicus compared with Halophila stipulacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Rattus	Halophila
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Species code: Hs
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).

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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 10 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇴 Norway 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines