Wanderratte vs Listige Manguste

Rattus norvegicus compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Wanderratte is Least Concern while Listige Manguste is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Wanderratte	Listige Manguste
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Herpestidae
Genus	Rattus	Dologale
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Dologale dybowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Wanderratte and Listige Manguste share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Wanderratte

LC — Least Concern

Listige Manguste

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Wanderratte	Listige Manguste
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).

Listige Manguste

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.