vs Brown Rat

Aphanomyces laevis compared with Rattus norvegicus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Brown Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Brown Rat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Oomycota (Oomycetes)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Saprolegniales (Saprolegniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Leptolegniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Aphanomyces	Rattus
Species	Aphanomyces laevis	Rattus norvegicus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, and Sweden.

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).

Aphanomyces laevis is a species in the genus Aphanomyces. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden