Flat Wrack vs Losea Rat

Fucus spiralis compared with Rattus losea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Losea Rat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fucaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Fucus	Rattus
Species	Fucus spiralis	Rattus losea

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Losea Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Losea Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.