Brown Rat vs Cat

Rattus norvegicus compared with Felis catus

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while Cat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Rattus	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Felis catus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Cat
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	46 cm
Average Weight	—	4.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Cat

Uno de los compañeros domésticos más exitosos de la humanidad, los gatos domésticos son pequeños carnívoros ágiles originarios del gato montés del Cercano Oriente (Felis silvestris lybica) domesticado hace aproximadamente 10.000 años. Con más de 70 razas reconocidas, los gatos conservan fuertes instintos depredadores y han colonizado prácticamente todos los entornos terrestres de la Tierra. Son la mascota más popular del mundo, con alrededor de 600 millones en cautiverio.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 49 countries:

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇩 Grenada 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇱 Israel 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇺 Russia 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇺 Vanuatu