Wanderratte vs Pale Devon Clothes

Rattus norvegicus compared with Nemapogon inconditella

Key Differences

• Wanderratte is Least Concern while Pale Devon Clothes is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Wanderratte	Pale Devon Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tineidae
Genus	Rattus	Nemapogon
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Nemapogon inconditella

Evolutionary Relationship

Wanderratte and Pale Devon Clothes share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Wanderratte

LC — Least Concern

Pale Devon Clothes

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Wanderratte	Pale Devon Clothes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Wanderratte

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).

Pale Devon Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Wanderratte

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden