Brown Rat vs wild pineapple

Rattus norvegicus compared with Macrozamia miquelii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Rat wild pineapple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Zamiaceae
Genus Rattus Macrozamia
Species Rattus norvegicus Macrozamia miquelii

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

wild pineapple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Rat wild pineapple
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).

wild pineapple

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.

wild pineapple

No description available.

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