Orejudo Alpino vs Brown Rat

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Rattus norvegicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orejudo Alpino	Brown Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Plecotus	Rattus
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Rattus norvegicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Orejudo Alpino and Brown Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Orejudo Alpino

LC — Least Concern

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orejudo Alpino	Brown Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orejudo Alpino

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Orejudo Alpino

The Alpine Long-eared Bat (Plecotus macrobullaris) is a species in the genus Plecotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Rat

La rata parda (Rattus norvegicus) está clasificada como Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuida y abundante en su área de distribución, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservación inmediatas.